Sparking a New Era in Quantum

Dr. Itamar Sivan

Co-Founder and CEO

Entrepreneur; co-founder and ex-managing director of Weizmann Institute’s entrepreneurship program; completed his PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel working on quantum electronics and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; received the John F. Kennedy Prize for academic excellence (2015) awarded yearly to students from the Weizmann Institute of Science; completed BSc and MSc in physics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.

Dr. Yonatan Cohen

Co-Founder and CTO

Entrepreneur; co-founder and ex-managing director of Weizmann Institute’s entrepreneurship program; completed his MSc and PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel working on quantum electronics, superconducting-semiconducting devices, and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; completed BSc in physics and maths at the University of Washington; received the Ruth and Prof. Abraham (Edek) Blaugrund Prize for academic excellence (2018), awarded yearly to students from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Dr. Nissim Ofek

Co-Founder and Chief Engineer

Entrepreneur and co-founder. Completed a post-doctorate position in Prof. Rob Schoelkopf’s lab at Yale University, where he demonstrated for the first time worldwide, a full quantum-error-correction protocol. Completed his MSc and PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, working on quantum electronics and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; completed BSc in physics and math, and BSc in computer science at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; 10+ years as software engineer at leading companies and organizations including Google, IBM, IDF, etc.

Jonatan Kutchinsky

General Manager, Quantum Electronics

Todd Sierer

Vice President of Global Sales

Todd Sierer is the Global Vice President of Sales at Quantum Machines. Prior to joining QM, Todd was Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at Nelson Labs, a Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ: SHC). Previously Todd held various leadership positions in sales and marketing at Edmund Optics and began his career in technical positions at National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI). Todd has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Omri Shoshan

Vice President of Business Development

Omri is an experienced strategy and business development professional. Before joining QM, Omri spent more than 5 years at McKinsey & Company advising and working with companies in the US, UK, and Israel (including S&P 500 companies) on strategy, operations, M&A, PMI, and organization. Prior to that, Omri worked at Vayyar Imaging and has extensive experience in bringing highly technical hardware and software products to market. Omri holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a B.A. in Psychology and Business from Tel Aviv University, both with distinction.

Yoel Knoll

Vice President of Marketing

Yoel has over 20 years of managerial and hands-on experience in all aspects of marketing, communications, and investor relations. Over the years, Yoel successfully developed, led, and executed content-driven demand and lead-generation campaigns, branding programs, product marketing, PR, analyst & investor relations activities. His broad professional experience includes leading HW/SW companies in Telecom, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Solutions, such as Infineon Technologies (IFX), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), and Secure Islands (acquired by Microsoft), TopSpin Security (acquired by Fidelis), OTORIO, and others.

Nir Ackerman

Chief Financial Officer

Nir is a veteran CFO with a successful track record in technology companies. Prior to joining QM Nir served as CFO of Bidalgo (acquired by IronSource), CFO of Clicktale (acquired by Contentsquare), CFO of Xjet 3D, and CFO&COO of Dune Networks (acquired by Broadcom).

Shaul Galila

Chief of Operations

Shaul brings 20 years of hands-on managerial and executive management experience in R&D and Operations. Over the years, Shaul has established, led, and expanded teams in various fields, including multidisciplinary product R&D; transfer to production; manufacturing operations, and high-volume production of diverse products like ASIC, Systems, Optics, and more. Prior to QM, Shaul held various leadership positions, including VP of Operations and Corporate Quality in Mellanox Technologies (acquired by Nvidia) and COO in growing software, semiconductor, and system startups. Shaul has a BA in business administration from Ruppin College, Israel.

Hila Manoach

Chief People Officer

Hila Manoach is the Chief People Officer at Quantum Machines. With over two decades of experience in executive HR leadership positions, Hila has a proven track record of successfully managing small to large teams. Prior to joining QM, Hila held various leadership positions in HR at Amdocs, Avaya, Clarizen, WebPals, and DSP Group. Hila has a MA degree in organizational sociology from Tel Aviv University.