Alissa M. Fitzgerald

Dr. Fitzgerald has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 2022 and previously served as a member of the Legacy Rigetti Board of Directors from April 2018 until the consummation of the Business Combination. She has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Member of A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, LLC, a product development firm for micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and silicon-based technologies since 2003. She had previously worked in engineering or management positions at several technology companies, including Orbital Sciences Corporation and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She served as a member of the SEMI MEMS Standards Committee from 2015 to 2025, on the Board of Directors of Transducer Research Foundation from 2016 to 2024 and on the Board of Directors for the MEMS Industry Group (MIG) from 2008 to 2014. Dr. Fitzgerald received a Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University and an M.S. and B.S. in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.