Peter H. Chapman is a distinguished technology leader with more than 25 years of experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and high-growth tech ventures. His career began at pioneering firms like VMware and BEA Systems, where he developed expertise in distributed systems and enterprise software. Chapman advanced to Vice President of Engineering at Heroku following its acquisition by Salesforce, scaling the platform into a cornerstone of cloud application deployment. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), he led the creation of AWS Fargate, a groundbreaking serverless compute engine that transformed container orchestration and became a multi-billion-dollar service. In 2019, Chapman joined IonQ Inc. as President and CEO, propelling the quantum computing innovator from a research-focused startup to a publicly traded leader in the field. Under his stewardship, IonQ completed a landmark SPAC merger with dMY Technology Group III in 2021, becoming the first pure-play quantum computing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IONQ). He drove critical advancements in trapped-ion quantum hardware, including the development of high-fidelity systems like Aria and Tempo, achieving industry-leading quantum volume scores and securing commercial partnerships with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and others. Chapman's visionary leadership positioned IonQ at the forefront of scalable quantum computing, amassing over 30 algorithmic qubits and paving the way for fault-tolerant systems. As former President and CEO, his contributions continue to underpin IonQ's mission to deliver universal quantum access, cementing his legacy in bridging quantum innovation with enterprise-scale commercialization.