Founder

Dr. Dana Z. Anderson is the founder of Infleqtion. He is a Fellow of the JILA Institute and holds professorial roles in both the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Dana earned his doctorate in quantum optics from the University of Arizona, specializing in ring laser gyroscopes. During his tenure at the University of Colorado, his research encompassed optical neural networks and inertial sensors, gradually transitioning into cold atom inertial sensing in the 1990s.

Collaborating with Professor Carl Wieman and Dr. Eric Cornell (2001 Nobel Laureates in Physics), Dana pioneered the guiding of cold atoms through hollow core optical fibers in the mid-1990s. Notably, his research group achieved significant milestones, including the first demonstration of guiding cold atoms on an "atom chip" and the introduction of a chip-based atom Michelson interferometer.

Dana's impactful contributions extend to the development of the first ultracold atom chip portable vacuum system in 2004, with substantial involvement in Department of Defense (DoD)-funded initiatives for ultracold atom chip systems. This technology has found its way onto the International Space Station through NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory mission, marking two years of advancing quantum matter in space.

Dana is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and the American Physical Society. His achievements include being honored with the R.W. Wood Prize from the Optical Society. He is actively engaged in shaping the Department of Defense's quantum science and technology strategy and plays a pivotal role on the Steering Committee of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C).

Chief Commercial Officer

Paul Lipman is the Chief Commercial Officer at Infleqtion. Paul also serves as a Board Director of the Quantum Strategy Institute. Paul previously led multiple successful cybersecurity companies to exit as CEO and has extensive experience leading complex global organizations and transforming cultures, sales execution and innovation delivery. He has an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and a BSc in Physics from the Victoria University of Manchester, England.

Vice President, Quantum Matter Platforms

Anjul Loiacono, Ph.D., served as the Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at Double Helix Optics, a start-up company delivering cutting-edge 3D microscopy components. Dr. Loiacono gained her commercialization and manufacturing experience serving several leadership roles in product management, strategic marketing, and corporate development over a span of 12 years at Thorlabs, a vertically integrated manufacturer and supplier of optics and photonics products. Over her time at Thorlabs, Dr. Loiacono played a significant role in growing the business from less than 200 employees and $50M in sales to 3,000 worldwide employees and over $600M in sales. She was instrumental in growing their catalog portfolio to over 20,000 products through driving internal product development, partnerships, and acquisitions.

At Thorlabs, Dr. Loiacono led the commercialization of their Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging system product line. She successfully transitioned the production of these complex and highly-integrated systems from the hands of Ph.D. scientists into a standard production process utilizing technicians and assembly persons. She also led the unification of the imaging sys-tems’ software platform. Under Dr. Loiacono’s leadership, this product line grew from a $100,000 business to over $5M. Dr. Loiacono received her Bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, Master’s degree from the University of Rochester, and Ph.D. from Duke University, all in the field of biomedical engineering, with a concentration on optics and photonics.