– USA, CA – Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGTI), a pioneer in hybrid quantum-classical computing systems, today announced the appointment of Board member Cathy McCarthy as Chair of the Board of Directors effective July 15, 2022, succeeding General Peter Pace who will step down from his position at that date.
About Cathy McCarthy
Ms. McCarthy has served on Rigetti’s Board since July 2021 and is currently President and CEO of the strategy consulting firm Cross Tack Consulting. Ms. McCarthy has extensive executive-level experience at both public and private companies, including SM&A, a publicly-traded consulting firm that specializes in business capture and program support services for clients in Aerospace, Defense, Homeland Security, and Information Services. From 2009 to 2013, Ms. McCarthy served on Solta Medical, Inc.’s board of directors, compensation committee, and audit committee, before the company’s merger with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. She also currently serves as a board member and the audit committee chairperson for the Middleby Corporation, a publicly traded global leader in the foodservice industry.
About Rigetti
Rigetti is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing. The Company has operated quantum computers over the cloud since 2017 and serves global enterprise, government, and research clients through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services platform. The Company’s proprietary quantum-classical infrastructure provides ultra-low latency integration with public and private clouds for high-performance practical quantum computing. Rigetti has developed the industry’s first multi-chip quantum processor for scalable quantum computing systems. The Company designs and manufactures its chips in-house at Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility. Rigetti was founded in 2013 by Chad Rigetti and today employs more than 160 people with offices in the United States, U.K., and Australia.
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