# Marco Pistoia: executive, IonQ

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CEO of IonQ Italia and SVP of Special Projects at [IonQ](/companies/ionq). Former Head of Global Technology Applied Research and Global Head of Quantum Computing at JPMorganChase, where he was a Managing Director and Distinguished Engineer. Inventor of 647 patents (100+ in quantum computing), author of 10 books and 200+ scholarly articles including 13 in the Nature portfolio. Former researcher at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [IonQ](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/ionq.md) CEO, IonQ Italia since 2015-01-01 (IR-verified)

## Sources (3)

1. **Executive management page** · https://investors.ionq.com/governance/executive-management/default.aspx
2. https://investors.ionq.com/news/news-details/2025/IonQ-Appoints-Dr--Marco-Pistoia-as-CEO-of-IonQ-Italia-to-Spearhead-Strategic-Quantum-Initiatives-Across-the-Country/default.aspx
3. https://sites.google.com/view/marcopistoia/


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