Marco Pistoia
Senior Vice President at IonQ
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarco Pistoia is a senior technology executive and researcher with over two decades of experience leading quantum computing and applied research programs at major institutions including IBM Research, JPMorgan Chase, and now IonQ. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from NYU and has combined deep theoretical expertise with practical leadership as Managing Director and Global Head of Quantum at JPMorgan and as an IBM Distinguished Researcher and Master Inventor. Marco is known for translating cutting-edge quantum research into industry-facing programs, driving both strategic direction and technical execution across teams. He contributes to the broader quantum community through documentation and open-source engagement, including work on notable projects such as qiskit-aqua. Based in New York, he blends academic rigor with operational experience in finance and quantum hardware/software, making him adept at bridging research, product, and business needs. A less obvious strength is his long-term pattern of shaping interdisciplinary teams to move nascent quantum ideas toward deployable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Mathematics, Ph.D. Mathematics at New York UniversityB.S.-M.S. Mathematics, B.S.-M.S. Mathematics at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Github Skills (4)
restructuredtext10
rs10
documentation10
technical-writing10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
qiskit-community/qiskit-aqua
May 2018 - Aug 2019
Quantum Algorithms & Applications (**DEPRECATED** since April 2021 - see readme for more info)
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:375 commits, 45 PRs, 177 pushes in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Marco's contributions centered around the creation and updating of documentation. The first two commits focused on listing contributors and updating documentation to reflect the content. The subsequent commits involved the addition of RST (ReStructured Text) files for documentation purposes and corrections. The user's focus was on clarifying content and adjusting it to match changes to the code base.
quantum-algorithmsqiskit-aquaquantum-computing
pistoia/pistoia.github.io
Aug 2020 - May 2025
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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