Alice & Bob – a global leader in the race for fault-tolerant quantum computing – recently announced the appointment of Elie Girard as its new Executive Chairman. Girard will utilize his decades of business strategy experience to advise Alice & Bob in its pioneering efforts to develop high-quality, logical qubits based on Cat Qubits technology.
Cat Qubits are known as superconducting qubits with built-in error correction that drastically lowers the hardware requirements in quantum computers. And Alice & Bob researchers have demonstrated that using Cat Qubits may reduce the qubits required to run landmark quantum algorithms such as Shor’s by up to 60 times.
With over 20 years of experience, Girard has held leadership positions in eight prominent companies, most notably as CEO & Director at ATOS and senior executive vice president at Orange. And he also served on many boards across the world. His academic achievements include graduating from École Centrale Paris and Harvard University with master’s degrees in engineering, economics, and statistics.
In his new role at Alice & Bob, Girard will draw upon his wealth of experience in structuring and scaling successful companies to enhance Alice & Bob’s ambitious growth trajectory. And his advisory role will focus on shaping the company’s structure, guiding its approach to production chains, and connecting its unique quantum technology solutions with sectors like banking, automotive, and energy that are already exploring Alice & Bob’s technology.
Alice & Bob is growing both their team and technological roadmap. In March of 2022, the company raised $29 million in funding to scale up. Alice & Bob is focused on using Cat Qubits to accomplish their company’s mission, bringing humankind into the quantum world.
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“The real-world benefits of quantum computing are coming soon, and Cat Qubits are going to play a major role in this quantum revolution. Coupling their high-quality technology with this expertly qualified team makes Alice & Bob poised to be a major player in Quantum.”
— Elie Girard
“Adding Elie to our organization as Executive Chairman and Advisor is tremendously important for our strategic road map and our position within the global tech ecosystem. His past experience coupled with his enthusiasm for quantum technology makes him an ideal Executive Chairman.”
— Théau Peronnin, CEO and co-founder of Alice & Bob
