We’re at a very exciting crossroads in the history of computing—our community needs to become QEC ready as we push onwards towards the development of useful fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Liz Durst has empowered people around the world to use and advance quantum computing since founding the Qiskit user mission at IBM in 2018. Her contributions to quantum open-source software, QPU access programs, and building world-class learning resources are used by the majority of professionals in this field. Guiding over $100M in global workforce development investments, she has led the creation of the quantum developer ecosystem with the aim to build the future workforce of computing to be welcoming and representative of the wider world.
Career history
- 2023 – 2025 Board Member, Advisor at Unitary Foundation
- 2018 – 2023 Director, Qiskit & IBM Quantum at IBM
- 2017 – 2018 Product Director, IBM Developer Labs at IBM
- 2015 – 2017 Senior Product Manager, IBM Cloud at IBM
- 2014 – 2015 Technical Sales Lead, US West at IBM
- 2007 – 2014 Software Engineer, IBM Systems at IBM
Qualifications
- MBA 2011 – 2013 Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
- Bachelor Science, Electrical Engineering 2003 – 2006, North Dakota State University
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