Awards & Recognition
★Historical recognition as first president of JavaSoft at Sun Microsystems - oversee Java platform adoption in 80% of Fortune 1000 companies
★Led quantum supremacy breakthrough published in Science journal
★Industry recognition for leadership in commercial quantum computing
Notable Facts
→CEO of D-Wave Quantum Inc (NYSE: QBTS), world's first commercial quantum computing company
→PhD in Computer Science from MIT, BS from UCLA
→Former first president of JavaSoft at Sun Microsystems, led Java platform to 80% Fortune 1000 adoption
→25+ years experience including executive roles at IBM, Cisco, Avaya, and managing director at Warburg Pincus
→Led multiple companies as CEO including Versata, Zaplet, and NeoPath Networks
→Joined D-Wave in 2017, became CEO in 2020
→Leading D-Wave's move from Silicon Valley to Boca Raton, Florida headquarters
→Company recently achieved quantum supremacy breakthrough published in Science journal
→Regular media appearances defending quantum computing against skepticism from other tech leaders