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Chad Rigetti is a quantum computing physicist and the founder and CEO of Rigetti Computing. He worked in the quantum computing group at IBM. Chad has a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Regina and a Ph.D. in applied physics from Yale.

Taryn Naidu is Chief Operating Officer at Rigetti. He brings more than 15 years of entrepreneurial and executive experience across engineering, product, and operations in B2B and B2C internet technology companies. Taryn most recently served as CEO of the public company Rightside Group. He has a B.Sc. in computer science from the University of Regina.

Brian Sereda is Chief Financial Officer at Rigetti. He has over 25 years of senior level finance experience in technology companies including 15 years as CFO of both public and private companies. He joins us from Energous Corporation where he raised a significant amount of capital while overseeing finance, legal, HR, IT, and investor relations. Brian holds a Diploma of Technology in Petroleum Engineering from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a BBA from Simon Fraser University, and an MBA from St. Mary’s College of California.

Mandy Birch is Senior Vice President, Technology Partnerships at Rigetti. Mandy is a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force, where she led multidisciplinary teams of 2,000 people and managed international asset portfolios exceeding $5B. She holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering, engineering sciences, and French from the United States Air Force Academy, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT, and an M.A. in international relations from Tufts University.

Rick Danis has over 25 years of experience practicing law, almost exclusively in-house at technology companies, including Yahoo! and Nokia. Before joining Rigetti, Rick was Chief Legal Officer at Kymeta Corporation and prior to that served as General Counsel at publicly traded Rightside Group. Rick has a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and a BBA, Accounting from Ohio University.

Mike Harburn is Senior Vice President, QPU Engineering and Fabrication at Rigetti. He has more than 20 years experience in the semiconductor, MEMS, and OLED industries, previously leading teams in operations, manufacturing, and R&D at companies including Kateeva, FormFactor, Optical Micro Machines, and Microsemi Corp. Mike has a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University and M.S. in materials engineering from Purdue.

Jackie Kaweck is Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Rigetti. Jackie brings more than 20 years of experience in HR, leadership development working in technology, digital marketing, financial services, and consulting. Jackie has a BS in Finance from the University of Florida and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

David Rivas is Senior Vice President, Systems and Services at Rigetti, where he oversees the engineering and operations of Rigetti’s Quantum Cloud Services platform. David has previously held executive roles at companies including Sun Microsystems, Nokia, Bolt Threads, and Stage 3 Systems. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from the University of California, San Diego.