--- title: "About Us" date: "2023-03-28T05:37:12+00:00" modified: "2026-04-16T14:05:08+00:00" url: "https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/about/" description: "We're a team of quantum experts passionate about bringing forth the realization of practical quantum computing." image: "https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/thamb.png" --- # About Us We are a team of quantum physicists, software and systems engineers, and chip designers, all passionate to advance the world of quantum computing further than it has ever gone before. We envision a new technological age. A time when quantum computing is used to revolutionize entire industries, solve global problems, and power unprecedented innovation. That’s why we made it our mission to build Quantum Orchestration: the platform that powers quantum breakthroughs and accelerates the path towards the new age of quantum computing. ## Our Leadership ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Itamar-new-website-1.png) #### Dr. Itamar Sivan Co-Founder and CEO ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yonatan.png) #### Dr. Yonatan Cohen Co-Founder and CTO ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nissim.png) #### Dr. Nissim Ofek Co-Founder and Chief Engineer ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nir.png) #### Nir Ackerman Chief Financial Officer ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Shaul.png) #### Shaul Galila Chief of Operations ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hila.png) #### Hila Manoach Chief People Officer ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Omri.png) #### Omri Shoshan Chief Business Officer ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Yonatan-snir.png) #### Yonatan Snir Vice President of Marketing ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Itamar-new-website-1.png) #### Dr. Itamar Sivan Co-Founder and CEO [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/itamarsivan/) Entrepreneur; co-founder and ex-managing director of Weizmann Institute’s entrepreneurship program; completed his PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel working on quantum electronics and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; received the John F. Kennedy Prize for academic excellence (2015) awarded yearly to students from the Weizmann Institute of Science; completed BSc and MSc in physics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yonatan.png) #### Dr. Yonatan Cohen Co-Founder and CTO [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-cohen-10076b113) Entrepreneur; co-founder and ex-managing director of Weizmann Institute’s entrepreneurship program; completed his MSc and PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel working on quantum electronics, superconducting-semiconducting devices, and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; completed BSc in physics and maths at the University of Washington; received the Ruth and Prof. Abraham (Edek) Blaugrund Prize for academic excellence (2018), awarded yearly to students from the Weizmann Institute of Science. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nissim.png) #### Dr. Nissim Ofek Co-Founder and Chief Engineer [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nissim-ofek-49138525/) Entrepreneur and co-founder. Completed a post-doctorate position in Prof. Rob Schoelkopf’s lab at Yale University, where he demonstrated for the first time worldwide, a full quantum-error-correction protocol. Completed his MSc and PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, working on quantum electronics and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; completed BSc in physics and math, and BSc in computer science at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; 10+ years as software engineer at leading companies and organizations including Google, IBM, IDF, etc. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Nir.png) #### Nir Ackerman Chief Financial Officer [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirackerman/) Nir is a veteran CFO with a successful track record in technology companies. Prior to joining QM Nir served as CFO of Bidalgo (acquired by IronSource), CFO of Clicktale (acquired by Contentsquare), CFO of Xjet 3D, and CFO&COO of Dune Networks (acquired by Broadcom). ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Shaul.png) #### Shaul Galila Chief of Operations [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaul-galila-27343999/) Shaul brings 20 years of hands-on managerial and executive management experience in R&D and Operations. Over the years, Shaul has established, led, and expanded teams in various fields, including multidisciplinary product R&D; transfer to production; manufacturing operations, and high-volume production of diverse products like ASIC, Systems, Optics, and more. Prior to QM, Shaul held various leadership positions, including VP of Operations and Corporate Quality in Mellanox Technologies (acquired by Nvidia) and COO in growing software, semiconductor, and system startups. Shaul has a BA in business administration from Ruppin College, Israel. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hila.png) #### Hila Manoach Chief People Officer [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hila-manoach-48991a2/) Hila Manoach is the Chief People Officer at Quantum Machines. With over two decades of experience in executive HR leadership positions, Hila has a proven track record of successfully managing small to large teams. Prior to joining QM, Hila held various leadership positions in HR at Amdocs, Avaya, Clarizen, WebPals, and DSP Group. Hila has a MA degree in organizational sociology from Tel Aviv University. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Omri.png) #### Omri Shoshan Chief Business Officer [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/omri-shoshan-b0aba566/) Omri is an experienced strategy and business development professional. Before joining QM, Omri spent more than 5 years at McKinsey & Company advising and working with companies in the US, UK, and Israel (including S&P 500 companies) on strategy, operations, M&A, PMI, and organization. Prior to that, Omri worked at Vayyar Imaging and has extensive experience in bringing highly technical hardware and software products to market. Omri holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a B.A. in Psychology and Business from Tel Aviv University, both with distinction. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Yonatan-snir.png) #### Yonatan Snir Vice President of Marketing [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan/) With over 20 years of experience in B2B tech companies, Yonatan blends strategic leadership with a hands-on approach to driving growth and scaling businesses from startups to global enterprises. His expertise spans marketing innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. Before joining Quantum Machines, Yonatan held executive roles at Stratasys, a global leader in 3D printing. He led marketing across EMEA & APAC and later oversaw global marketing, driving a comprehensive brand repositioning, implementing scalable frameworks, and aligning strategies across units. Prior to Stratasys, Yonatan co-founded CliClap, an AI-powered B2B marketing platform that redefined personalized content strategies. Earlier in his career, at NICE Systems, he directed demand-gen and marketing operations. Yonatan holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Information Systems from Coventry University. ## Our Board Members ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rona-Segev.png) #### Rona Segev ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yaniv-Stern.png) #### Yaniv Stern ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Tomer-Goldberg.png) #### Tomer Goldberg ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rotem-Shacham.png) #### Rotem Shacham ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rona-Segev.png) #### Rona Segev Rona Segev is a founding partner at TLV Partners. TLV Partners is a venture capital firm with $270M under management and is one of the most dominant VCs in the Israeli start-up ecosystem. Rona has invested in and worked with many successful companies, including Varonis (Went Public on Nasdaq in February 2014, VRNS), Skycure (acquired by Symantec), Puresec (Acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Traiana (acquired by ICAP), Worklight (acquired by IBM), Actona (acquired by CISCO), ItemField (acquired by Informatica), Identify (acquired by BMC), Aduva (acquired by SUN), Fring (acquired by GenBend), SalesPredict (acquired by eBay) and Totango. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yaniv-Stern.png) #### Yaniv Stern Yaniv is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Red Dot Capital Partners, a top performing Israel-based, early-growth stage fund. Yaniv has over 20 years of experience in the fields of technology, finance, and investing. His recent investments and board positions include Armis (Sold to Insight Partners), Global-e (NASDAQ: GLBE), Granulate, Paragon, Codefresh, and CTERA. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Tomer-Goldberg.png) #### Tomer Goldberg Tomer is passionate about technology, strategy, and customer experience. He leads Harel’s technology investments across Enterprise IT, Healthcare, and FinTech. Previously, he led investments and M&A at Cisco, and before that, was a Senior Product Manager at Amazon, where he focused on consumer web and mobile products. Earlier in his career, Tomer worked as a Strategy & Operations Consultant at Deloitte, helping technology and financial services companies tackle core business challenges related to corporate strategy, innovation, and process design. Leveraging his background in engineering and business, he has consistently operated at the intersection of technology and strategic growth. ![](https://stg-quantummachinesp-staging.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rotem-Shacham.png) #### Rotem Shacham Rotem is a Director at PSG Equity where she leads investments in innovative growth-stage technology companies. PSG Equity is a leading growth equity firm that partners with technology companies to help them navigate transformational growth, capitalize on strategic opportunities, and build strong teams. 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