# Ilyas Khan: founder, Quantinuum

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Ilyas Khan KSG (born 1962) is a British technologist and businessman, founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing (2014) and founding CEO of Quantinuum, formed by the December 2021 merger of Cambridge Quantum with Honeywell Quantum Solutions. A merchant banker by training, he spent two decades in Hong Kong (1989–2009) and founded Stanhill Capital Partners in 1998. He is the largest individual shareholder in Quantinuum after Honeywell, holding ~15% equity. Since 2023 he has served as Vice-Chairman and Chief Product Officer. He was founding chairman of the Stephen Hawking Foundation (2015–2018) and is a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.

- **Nationality:** British
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Quantinuum](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/quantinuum.md) Head of Special Projects & Vice-Chairman (Founding CEO) (SEC-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.quantinuum.com/company/about
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyas_Khan


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