JPMorgan quantum computing professional who worked weekends is leaving
As the use of quantum computing in financial services shows signs of gaining traction, it seems that people with quantum computing expertise in banks are becoming more hireable.
Constantin Gonciulea, one of JPMorgan's distinguished engineers and a key member of the bank's quantum computing team, is leaving JPMorgan after nearly 17 years. It's not clear where Gonciulea is going next: he announced his exit on LinkedIn last week, saying that he's leaving in the next two months.
Gonciulea's exit follows that of Nikitas Stamatopoulos, a former JPMorgan vice president in quantum computing, who left for Goldman Sachs in July 2020. William Zeng, head of quantum research at Goldman Sachs, said in December that Goldman has assembled a "full team dedicated to quantum computing." Last week, Goldman predicted that it will be using quantum...
