Building Scalable Quantum Computers

Rob Hays is CEO & President of Atom Computing. He has over 20 years of technology leadership, pushing the limits of computing performance and innovation. Prior to joining Atom Computing, Rob was Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group and Vice President and General Manager at Intel where he was responsible for leading Intel’s Xeon processor roadmaps.

Ben Bloom is Founder and CTO at Atom Computing. Ben received his PhD from the University of Colorado. He is an expert in atomic clocks and industrial R&D having worked on both Semiconductor and Superconducting Josephson Junction technology.

Jonathan is Chief Scientist and an expert in nuclear magnetic resonance. He has worked on applications of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond, semiconductor spintronics, zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance, spectroscopy of chirality and parity nonconservation in molecules.

Jun is a Fellow of JILA and a Fellow of NIST. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. His research focuses on the frontiers of light-matter interactions and includes precision measurement, quantum physics and ultracold matter, and much more. He has co-authored over 350 papers and has delivered over 550 invited talks.

Rob Hays is CEO & President of Atom Computing. He has over 20 years of technology leadership, pushing the limits of computing performance and innovation. Prior to joining Atom Computing, Rob was Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group and Vice President and General Manager at Intel where he was responsible for leading Intel’s Xeon processor roadmaps.

Ben Bloom is Co-Founder and CEO at Atom Computing. Ben received his PhD from the University of Colorado. He is an expert in atomic clocks and industrial R&D having worked on both Semiconductor and Superconducting Josephson Junction technology.

Dror co-founded Innovation Endeavors with Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Executive Chairman of Google/Alphabet Inc., in 2010. Dror invests in early-stage startups that are driving exponential rates of change in their industries — from agriculture and computational biology to fulfillment centers and satellites. He earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Computer Science from Ben-Gurion University.

Ethan is a Partner at Venrock, leading investments in early-stage companies rooted in deep technology breakthroughs. He focuses primarily in quantum, aerospace, robotics, and infrastructure. Prior to Venrock, Ethan spent 15 years as an executive, founder, and angel investor, with leadership positions at Facebook, Box, and Yahoo!. He also holds 16 patents. Ethan is a passionate early adopter, space geek, and competitive athlete.

Bill is the former CEO of SRI International and was previously President & CEO of HRL Laboratories. Dr. Jeffrey has extensive government R&D experience having served as Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Senior Director of Homeland & National Security within the Executive Office of the President Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and multiple positions at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Curtis joined Third Point Ventures in 2021, focusing on investments across the IT landscape. Previously, Curtis was AVP and the Head of Corporate and Investor Development at Arista Networks, where he led Mergers and Acquisitions, including the Big Switch Networks and Awake Security transactions, as well as Ventures and Investor Relations. Prior to Arista, Curtis was an Investor and Corporate Development leader for Intel Capital, concentrating on Cloud, IOT, Enterprise SW, HPC, 5G, Edge/Networking and AI sectors. He also led Operations as Chief of Staff and Technical Assistant for the Datacenter Group's Enterprise Software Division. He joined Intel following the Company’s acquisition of Fulcrum Microsystems, where he was Head of Business Development. He began his career in engineering roles at Broadcom and Marvell. Curtis holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.