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===Leadership=== ====Chairperson of the Board - Steven West==== [[File:Dwave-chairman.jpg|right|frameless|195x195px]] Mr West is a 30‐year veteran of the information technology marketplace and currently the founder and a partner in Emerging Company Partners LLC, a technology consulting firm. Over the course of his career, he has held many executive positions, including president and CEO of Entera, an Internet content delivery firm (acquired by Blue Coat Systems, Inc.); CEO of Hitachi Data Systems; and Group Executive of EDS. West is a former board director at Cisco, where he served for 23 years, and Autodesk where he served for nine years. He also served on the boards of Delta‐Q Technologies and Bycast Inc. ====Chief Executive Officer - Dr Alan Baratz==== [[File:Dwave-alan.jpg|right|frameless|214x214px]] Dr. Alan Baratz became the CEO of D-Wave in 2020. Previously, as Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Product Officer, he drove the development, delivery, and support of all of D-Wave’s products, technologies, and applications. He has over 25 years of experience in product development and bringing new products to market at leading technology companies and software startups. As the first president of JavaSoft at Sun Microsystems, Baratz oversaw the growth and adoption of the Java platform from its infancy to a robust platform supporting mission-critical applications in nearly 80 percent of Fortune 1000 companies. He has also held executive positions at Symphony, Avaya, Cisco, and IBM. He served as CEO and president of Versata, Zaplet, and NeoPath Networks, and as a MD at Warburg Pincus LLC. Dr Baratz holds a doctorate in computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ====Co-Founder, Chief Scientist, and Company Secretary - Eric Ladizinsky==== [[File:Dwave-eric.jpg|thumb|209x209px|Eric Ladizinsky]] Eric Ladizinsky is a senior scientific management executive with strong background in physics, engineering, materials, and manufacturing. He brings specific expertise in multi-disciplinary R&D, technical team building, creation and management of infrastructure, and convergence of R&D efforts with full-scale manufacturing. At Northrop Grumman Space Technology (formerly TRW, Inc.), he ran a multi-million dollar DARPA program in Quantum Computing using superconducting integrated circuit technology. Mr. Ladizinsky leads D-Wave's technical effort to develop the superconducting integrated circuit fabrication process and has introduced industrial optimization practices for high yields, including construction of custom vacuum systems, automated testing infrastructure, and specialized low noise electronics. From our US foundry location, he runs the entire fabrication process - thin film deposition, photolithography, etching, testing and troubleshooting. Mr. Ladizinsky is also an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Loyola Marymount University, where he has taught courses including classical mechanics, electromagnetic theory and quantum theory. He worked with faculty and students to bring the quantum mechanics program current with state-of-the-art in quantum theory, covering quantum computing, decoherence theory and modern experimental techniques. Mr. Ladizinsky has a BSc. Physics and Mathematics degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has 3 granted US patents covering advanced superconducting IC processes and new materials development. ====Chief People Officer - Victoria Brydon==== [[File:Dwave-victoria.jpg|right|frameless|210x210px|Victoria Brydon]] Ms Victoria Brydon is a seasoned business executive with 20 years of progressive and broad experience. Currently the Senior Vice President, People and Operational Excellence, Victoria leads the development and execution of talent strategy for D-Wave, and works cross functionally to provide executive oversight to ensure business operational excellence. Prior experience includes Kasian Architecture, Sierra Systems, and PMC-Sierra. Victoria holds a Masters of Business Administration from Royal Roads University, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. Victoria is a Certified Executive Coach, and Chair of the Board of the BC SPCA where she also serves as President, and Chair of the Executive and Human Resources Committee. ====Senior Vice President, Quantum Technologies and Systems Products - Mark W Johnson==== [[File:Dwave-mark.png|right|frameless|215x215px|Mark W Johnson]] Mr Johnson has been involved in the development and commercialization of technology for nearly 25 years. Mark leads the R&D and quantum hardware programs. Mark joined D-Wave in 2005 as an experimental physicist and superconducting circuit design engineer to help develop, build, and deliver the world's first commercially available quantum computer. He continued to work with the D-Wave team to develop and release subsequent generations of quantum computers. Most recently, Mr Johnson led the development and delivery of the company’s 5th generation, and most powerful and connected commercial quantum system ever built, the Advantage system. Prior to joining D-Wave, Mark was a scientist with the Superconductive Electronics Organization at the Space Park facility of Northrop Grumman, formerly TRW, Inc., developing superconductive analog-to-digital converters and digital signal processors for communications applications. Mark holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Rochester. ====Chief Financial Officer - John Markovich==== [[File:Dwave-john2.png|right|frameless|215x215px|John Markovich]] Mr Markovich is senior financial executive with extensive experience and successful track record in leading both public and private high growth technology companies through all phases of development from pre-revenue venture capital-backed start-ups to a $1.2 billion NYSE-listed Fortune 500 multinational manufacturer. Markocivh has broad experience in negotiating and closing complex domestic and international financing and commercial transactions; aligning financing strategies with operating strategies; and positioning companies for M&A / IPO exits. Particular focus on developing scalable organizational infrastructures through building high performance teams; designing and implementing appropriate systems (ERP); and institutionalizing efficient processes and corresponding policies. Strong operations orientation directed at identifying and implementing operational efficiencies, cost savings, improved working capital management and risk reduction while managing towards critical value-driving operational metrics with an emphasis on cash flow. Meaningful contributor towards developing, refining and executing corporate strategy. Areas of functional responsibility include accounting, tax, treasury, FP&A, IR, HR, legal, M&A, operations, IT and customer service. ====Audit Committee Chair - Roger Biscay==== [[File:Dwave-roger.jpg|thumb|199x199px|Roger Biscay]] Roger holds over 20 years of experience driving financial management, strategy, organizational planning, and compliance across high‐tech public and private companies. He has served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Cisco Systems since April 2017, where his responsibilities include corporate finance, investments, cash management, foreign exchange, risk transfer, safety, security and business resiliency. He is also Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurerand Corporate Security of Cisco. He has served on the board of directors of Wasabi Technologies since August 2021, including as a member of the audit committee and governance committee, and has held senior financial markets positions in the areas of fixed income, equity capital markets and foreign exchange with the Royal Bank of Canada, Banque Paribas and Lehman Brothers. ====Compensation Committee Chair - Amy Cappellanti‐Wolf==== [[File:Dwave amy.jpg|right|frameless|203x203px|Amy Cappellanti‐Wolf]] Ms Cappellanti-Wolf is an accomplished senior human resources professional, business transformer and executive coach with expertise ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Her management roles span high‐tech (Symantec, Silver Spring Networks, Cisco, Sun Microsystems), entertainment (The Walt Disney Company), and consumer goods (Frito‐Lay). Since May 2022 she has served as Chief Human Resources Officer and Real Estate Leader of Cohesity. From January 2014 to February 2020, Amy was the Chief Human Resources Officer and Real Estate Leader for Symantec. She also serves on the board of Softchoice, a provider of technology solutions and managed services; Betterworks, a continuous performance management platform company; and Pivotal, a non‐profit that focuses on foster youth education and employment.
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