Niccolo de Masi
The executive who pushed IonQ to plant a permanent flag in Colorado. Attended the May 12, 2026 ribbon cutting of IonQ's 22,000 sq ft Boulder R&D lab alongside Governor Jared Polis.
Niccolo de Masi serves as Chairman and CEO of IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world's leading publicly traded trapped-ion quantum computing company. Under his leadership, IonQ has positioned itself as the most cloud-accessible quantum platform in the industry, with hardware available through Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum, and Google Cloud.
In May 2026, de Masi led the opening of IonQ's 22,000 square foot research and development lab at 1685 38th Street in Boulder. The Colorado Office of Economic Development approved a $2.75M incentive package under 'Project Electron' to support the expansion, making Boulder a permanent strategic R&D address for IonQ rather than a satellite office.
The Boulder lab focuses on designing next-generation semiconductor ion trap chips, a strategically critical scaling component for trapped-ion systems. The expansion places IonQ alongside Quantinuum as the second major trapped-ion company anchored on the Colorado Front Range.