Our team is one equity founder, associates and researchers

Jeff Cohen

• President & Founder.  Executive management consultant and corporate general manager. 
• Built & led IT infrastructure consultancies (top: $447M sales).
• Economics and Finance BA, MM and worked towards Ph.D.  Masters in Management
• IBM, HPe, Siemens, McKinsey & Company and KPMG consulting leadership roles.
  

Clark Alexander, Ph.D.

• Mathematician, lead associate.
  
• Data analytics.  Experienced big data analytics, forecasting, and research consultant. 
• Helps clients structure their problems / forecasting needs into math and ETF/pre-process data to complete analysis.
• ​Mathematics PhD, former professor, data analytics consultant & quantum computing author.  

Alex Khan

• Senior IT management professional with 20+ years and expertise in creating & maintaining applications for enterprises
• Certificate in Quantum Computing
• Executing IT and digital business transformations
• Product & program management  
• Experienced in insurance IT
• Strong management consulting skillset...takes the executive CIO mindset 
• Two Masters Degrees (MBA and MS Mechanical Engineering) 

Marouane Salhi, Ph.D.

"Marouane Salhi, CEO and Co-founder of Qubit Engineering Inc.; He holds a Ph.D. in computational physics with a background in multi-physics simulations and quantum networks. In the last two years, he has been developing quantum algorithms for optimization problems in the energy sector, with a focus on quantum annealing algorithms executed on D-Wave. Currently, his research effort is focused on expanding towards new quantum machine learning algorithms for image recognition, fault detection, predictive maintenance, and intelligent control. " ​

Terrill L. Frantz, Ph.D.

Professor, academic credentials, and has led the creation of a graduate program in quantum information sciences. 

Active in bringing QIS and other 'new' topics such as eSports to the broader community.

Strong background in financial services and computational modeling, with experience at JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley & Andesa Services.

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Ed.D. in Organization Change, MBA and L1 CFA. 

John Anthony, Ph.D.

• Software engineer, physicist and experienced researcher.
• Twenty-seven years experience in process automation and software development
• Ph.D in theoretical and computational atomic physics.
• Experience in the telecom, automotive, retail e-commerce and healthcare industries.
• Pursuing quantum computing research in annealing, ML and quantum walks on graphs

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Balaji Ramamurthy

• Software Engineer, thought leader, and fan of Quantum and Zen.
• Innovation starts with insane curiosity, passion for lifelong learning, and relentless focus on what’s next.
• Aa a Software consultant, implemented innovative solutions for fortune 500 clients for 15 years.
• Organized many meetup programmes on upcoming quantum technologies.
• At Chicago Quantum, he trusts in driving the future of quantum computing transformation with innovative ideas, and research.
• Has climbed the mountain...and realizes there is much more mountain to climb

Joseph Yaker

• PhD candidate in Applied Physics at Northwestern with intention to work on hardware for implementation in quantum computers,  BSE in Engineering Physics at Michigan
• Former engineering intern at NASA and Quantum Opus
• Resourceful, able to learn foreign concepts quickly to tackle complex problems
• Academic experience in quantum algorithms using Qiskit
• Experience evaluating investment opportunities in stock market

Alex Khan presenting to the MBA class at Duke University.