Khan helped establish Quantinuum’s integrated hardware-and-software business and supports mathematical research institutions, linking quantum entrepreneurship with the organizational structures that sustain long-term technical development.
Topos InstituteQuantinuumKhan’s contribution is entrepreneurial and institutional. Quantinuum identifies him as its founder and former CEO; the business combined Honeywell Quantum Solutions with Cambridge Quantum’s software and applications activities. He later took responsibility for product development as the company’s first chief product officer. His Topos chairmanship adds an institutional connection to mathematics and computation. These are documented leadership roles, and the profile does not assign him personal authorship of the algorithms or hardware produced by the organizations.
Topos InstituteQuantinuumThe work behind the recognition
Work, in context- 2021
Founding an integrated quantum company
Khan was founder and CEO of Quantinuum, established through the combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing. The company brought quantum hardware, middleware and applications into one organization.
Founder and former CEO; contribution concerns company formation and executive leadership, not individual invention of its technologies.
Source-supported recordQuantinuum - 2023
Establishing a dedicated product leadership role
Quantinuum’s February 2023 leadership announcement records Khan becoming its first chief product officer, responsible for product development and innovation, after serving as CEO. This is a historical role milestone, not a claim about his current executive title.
Appointed first chief product officer in 2023; this records a historical responsibility, not a claimed product outcome.
Source-supported recordQuantinuum
Keep in perspective
Quantinuum executive titles from 2023 are presented historically; the current identification uses founder status.
No personal attribution of organizational scientific results.
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Founding an integrated quantum company
Quantinuum Names Rajeeb (Raj) Hazra Chief Executive Officer
Supports: Founder/former CEO, 2021 company formation, first CPO appointment and remit.
Published 14 Feb 2023 · Checked 19 Sept 2026Credit & limits: Founder and former CEO; contribution concerns company formation and executive leadership, not individual invention of its technologies.
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| Founding an integrated quantum company2021 | Company recordQuantinuum Names Rajeeb (Raj) Hazra Chief Executive Officer Founder/former CEO, 2021 company formation, first CPO appointment and remit. Published 14 Feb 2023 · Checked 19 Sept 2026 | Founder and former CEO; contribution concerns company formation and executive leadership, not individual invention of its technologies. |
| Establishing a dedicated product leadership role2023 | Company recordQuantinuum Names Rajeeb (Raj) Hazra Chief Executive Officer Founder/former CEO, 2021 company formation, first CPO appointment and remit. Published 14 Feb 2023 · Checked 19 Sept 2026 | Appointed first chief product officer in 2023; this records a historical responsibility, not a claimed product outcome. |
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2 sourcesPrimary papers, institutional records and attributed announcements. Each source supports the claims linked above.
- Topos InstituteInstitutional record
Ilyas Khan
Current Chair (UK) and enduring Quantinuum founder identification.
Checked 19 Sept 2026 - QuantinuumCompany record
Quantinuum Names Rajeeb (Raj) Hazra Chief Executive Officer
Founder/former CEO, 2021 company formation, first CPO appointment and remit.
Published 14 Feb 2023 · Checked 19 Sept 2026