{"id":"28e46ff4-ddfd-49de-88df-7c0b4a6e7dd9","slug":"chris-monroe","name":"Chris Monroe","bioBrief":"American physicist (b. 1965) and Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor of ECE and Physics at Duke University. While a postdoc in David Wineland's NIST Ion Storage Group, he led the 1995 team that demonstrated the first quantum logic gate on any physical platform using trapped ions — the practical birth of quantum computing. He subsequently pioneered ion-trap-on-a-chip, remote entanglement, and quantum teleportation at the University of Michigan and University of Maryland. In 2015 he co-founded IonQ with Jungsang Kim; he served as CEO (2018-2019) and Chief Scientist. Elected to the National Academy of Sciences (2016) and a key architect of the 2018 U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act.","priorExits":null,"nationality":"American","verificationPosture":"verified","aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://investors.ionq.com/governance/executive-management/default.aspx","label":"Executive management page","sourceName":"IonQ Investor Relations"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monroe","title":"Christopher Monroe","sourceName":"Wikipedia"},{"url":"https://www.ionq.com/blog/the-birth-of-quantum-computers-how-dr-chris-monroe-ignited-the-quantum-computing-revolution","title":"The Birth of Quantum Computers: How Dr. Chris Monroe Ignited the Quantum Computing Revolution","sourceName":"IonQ"},{"url":"https://ece.duke.edu/people/jungsang-kim/","title":"Jungsang Kim | Duke ECE","sourceName":"Duke University"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-08-27T01:04:17.818Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T04:09:14.662Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"592db049-ee72-4e42-8d84-25c946babeda","personId":"28e46ff4-ddfd-49de-88df-7c0b4a6e7dd9","companyId":"c934c0a0-dff8-4a2b-a63f-c5f4aadf1233","role":"founder","roleTitle":"Co-Founder & Chief Scientist","startDate":"2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","endDate":null,"currentRole":true,"roleBasis":"verified_sec","createdAt":"2026-08-27T01:04:18.752Z","company":{"slug":"ionq","name":"IonQ"}}],"boardRoles":[],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[]}