# Benjamin Bloom

> Benjamin J. Bloom, known professionally as Ben Bloom, is the founder and CEO of Atom Computing. Trained at MIT and the University of Colorado Boulder, he worked on strontium atomic clocks at JILA before roles at Intel and Rigetti. He founded Atom Computing in January 2018 to pursue scalable neutral-atom quantum computers and returned as CEO in July 2024 after serving as CTO. His current work centers on logical qubits, quantum error correction, and commercial quantum systems.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Atom Computing
- **Organizations:** Atom Computing, Rigetti Quantum Computing, Intel, JILA
- **Education:** BS in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD in Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Contributed to the 2014 JILA strontium lattice clock, reported to remain within one second over approximately five billion years., Founded Atom Computing in January 2018., Co-author of research demonstrating 24 entangled logical qubits and a Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm using up to 28 logical qubits on a neutral-atom processor.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Earned a BS from MIT.
- **2014** — Completed his University of Colorado Boulder physics PhD, Building a Better Atomic Clock, directed by Jun Ye.
- **After 2014, before 2018** — Worked on 10 nm semiconductor fabrication at Intel, then superconducting qubits at Rigetti, where he led researchers and engineers.
- **2018-01** — Founded Atom Computing; Jonathan King is co-founder.
- **2021-07** — Moved from CEO to CTO; Atom unveiled its 100-qubit Phoenix prototype.
- **2023-10** — As CTO, reached the company milestone of an announced 1,225-site array populated with 1,180 qubits.
- **2024-07** — Resumed CEO role after Rob Hays stepped down; announcement dated July 2.
- **2025-07** — Atom and Microsoft were selected to supply Magne for QuNorth in Copenhagen.
- **2026-02** — Named CEO of the Year in the Colorado Technology Association APEX Awards.
- **2026-06** — Atom announced toric-code error-correction results and a $100 million Series C led by Third Point Ventures.

## Achievements

- Contributed to the 2014 JILA strontium lattice clock, reported to remain within one second over approximately five billion years.
- Founded Atom Computing in January 2018.
- Co-author of research demonstrating 24 entangled logical qubits and a Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm using up to 28 logical qubits on a neutral-atom processor.
- Holds multiple U.S. patents according to his company biography.
- 2026 APEX CEO of the Year, Colorado Technology Association.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 7, Atom announced selection for Stage C, the final stage of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, for independent verification and validation of its utility-scale computer concept.
- **2026-10** — Published Closing the Speed Gap on October 6, discussing total time-to-solution and the company’s 2029 logical-qubit roadmap.
- **2026-09** — Presented Atom’s technical progress and roadmap at Quantum World Congress in College Park, Maryland.
- **2026-06** — Atom announced a $100 million Series C led by Third Point Ventures. Its stated cumulative funding of more than $300 million includes a planned $100 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce under a letter of intent.
- **2026-06** — Atom reported toric-code quantum-memory experiments with up to 90 error-correction rounds, including detecting and replacing lost atoms.
- **2026-02** — Received the Colorado Technology Association APEX CEO of the Year award.

## Links

- Website: https://atom-computing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bloom-8871598/

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