Building a full-stack quantum computer is not just a physics problem, nor is it just an engineering problem or just a computer science problem:
it’s a messy combination of all these things.
We are experts in the messy spaces in between these fields.
Leadership
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Dr Chris Ballance and Dr Tom Harty
FOUNDERS: CEO & CTO
Chris (CEO) and Tom (CTO) have been working together at the forefront of Quantum Computing for over a decade. They earned their PhDs in Quantum Computing from the University of Oxford focussing on trapped ion quantum computing. During this time they set world records including the highest performance quantum logic gates, longest qubit memory coherence time, fastest and highest performance quantum network. They founded Oxford Ionics in 2019 to continue the journey towards world-changing quantum computers.
Dylan Murphy
CFO
Dylan is a Chartered Accountant and fellow of the ICAEW with a MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He has over 8 years experience in startups, following finance leadership roles in larger corporations such as KPMG and TalkTalk.
Emma Forster
COO
Emma is an expert generalist with over 15 years experience in SMEs, specialising in enabling deep-tech startups to successfully scale and realise their vision. She has an MA from Goldsmiths College London.
Adam Palser
CSO
Adam has extensive leadership experience and joins us fresh from his role as CEO of NCC Group, a global cybersecurity business. He has spent 20+ years leading teams across the cyber, web and defence technology sectors, and has a DPhil and first class Chemistry degree from Oxford University.
Chris Goodings
VP ENGINEERING
Chris has over two decades of experience managing high-performing engineering teams and implementing product roadmaps at disruptive businesses. With a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge, Chris’ background includes senior positions at leading semiconductor companies including NVIDIA and Graphcore.
Teams
Our people are the key to our success. Their expertise, wellbeing, and passion have a significant impact on everything we do, and ultimately on our success as a company.
Our science team is made up of some of the best minds in the quantum computing world. They work on every level of our quantum computer design: from designing microchips, to developing novel quantum logic gates, to planning how we will architect the 1000+ qubit devices of the future.
OUR PEOPLE
Meet some of the team
David Allcock
DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE FOR NORTH AMERICA
David heads up our US office and is an expert in electronic qubit control technology. He holds an Assistant Professorship at the University of Oregon, previously worked in the storied Ion Storage Group at NIST, and has a PhD from The University of Oxford.