Alex Khan

Alex Khan is CEO of ZebraKet an Ontario based quantum computing startup in supply chain optimization and graduate of the Creative Destruction Lab's Quantum stream. He is also the Principal Consultant, Advisor and Researcher in Quantum Computing at Aligned IT, LLC. and an advisor to QuSecure.He is an active contributor to the rapidly growing quantum computing ecosystem advising various quantum startups, leading product development activities, teaching quantum computing and principal investigator in research and development in quantum computing. As previous Corporate Faculty at Harrisburg University he taught quantum computing at the undergraduate and graduate level and mentors at QuForce. He has also led various hands-on quantum computing projects including building and benchmarking Shor's algorithm using Amazon Braket, IBM and Nvidia CuQuantum; a joint BB84 project using IonQ in collaboration with University of Strathclyde, and now a project to improve the performance of QAOA on quantum computers.In the past, he was Chief Product Officer at Chicago Quantum where he co-authored research in financial portfolio optimization using D-Wave quantum annealer. He was also a co-researcher on a COVID shutdown optimization study using quantum annealing and a past advisor to QuantFi, Quantum Thought and Qubit Engineering.He loves simplifying complex concepts for others and has presented on several introductory quantum computing topics at meetups and annually in Dr. Campbell Harvey's finance class at Duke University.He is a former IT executive with experience in delivering health insurance automation products and leading large enterprise technology teams. He was AVP Business Technology at Lincoln Financial Group, Director Corporate Systems and Enterprise Programs at CareFirst BCBS and Director Business Analysis and Architecture at Blue Shield of California. His early career included developing a rules engine which was used in workflow automation and document automation products sold to many insurance, manufacturing and financial companies. He enjoys living in the broader Baltimore-DC metro area and has interests in cosmology, metaphysics, aviation, and virtual reality.He was a dual engineering-physics major receiving his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, master’s in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University on the topic of combustion modeling and a MBA with health sector management from Duke University. He has a certificate in quantum computing from MIT|xPro.He has been recognized by the Quantum Daily as one of the 126 advisors shaping the Quantum Computing Industry.