CAREER MOVES AND APPOINTMENTS
Welcome to our dedicated section highlighting the career advancements of women in quantum. Here, we feature public announcements of promotions, new appointments, and leadership moves across the industry.
If you know of a public announcement that we have missed, let us know!
Rusty Flint
Sep 2026
Quantum Motion Appoints Anna Stockklauser as Chief Product Officer
University of Bristol
Sep 2026
Experimental Quantum Physicist Dr Shuqiu Wang Awarded Prestigious ERC Starting Grant
Siv Schwink
Aug 2026
Angela Kou Receives NSF CAREER Award
Mohib Ur Rehman
Jul 2026
Quantum Computing Inc. Appoints Susan Hunt as CRO and Creates Chief Product Officer Role
Mohib Ur Rehman
Jul 2026
Former IBM Quantum Executive Denise Ruffner Joins Haiqu to Expand Quantum Software Adoption
Lauren Laws
July 2026
Elizabeth Goldschmidt Named Next IQUIST Director
Jul 2026
Dr Ilana Wisby Joins Cambridge Innovation Capital as Entrepreneur in Residence
Mohib Ur Rehman
Jul 2026
Photonic Names Orlagh Neary and Briony Shipman to Executive Roles
Alex Riehl
Jun 2026
Former Quantum Industry Canada CEO Joins US-Based IonQ
Financial Times
Jun 2026
IQM Appoints Craig Ciesla, Former Illumina VP, as CTO; Inés de Vega Becomes Chief Scientist
Universal Quantum
May 2026
Universal Quantum Appoints Freeke Heijman as Senior European Advisor
Nu Quantum
Mar 2026
Nu Quantum Appoints Dr. Maria Maragkou as VP of Business Development
Quantum Motion
Jan 2026
Quantum Motion Appoints Eva Flipse as Director of Marketing
University of Queensland
Nov 2025
Dr Romero Announced as 2026 Optica Fellow
Max Planck Institute for Science and Light
Nov 2025
Dr. Clara Wanjura Was Awarded the Gustav Hertz Prize
Quantum Zeitgeist
Nov 2025
Krysta Svore Joins NVIDIA as VP of Applied Research After 20 Years at Microsoft
EPFL
Nov 2025
“I Love Doing Science Socially”
QuantWare
Nov 2025
Schneider Electric’s EM CSO and Former IBM Quantum VP Aparna Prabhakar Joins QuantWare’s Board of Directors
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Oct 2025
CEO Appointed to Head the World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer
Centre for Quantum Technologies
Sep 2025
Alice Prizes Debut at CQT With Four Recipients