Leadership Team

QuantumCT

Chief Executive Officer

PAMIR Alpay

Pamir Alpay 

Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, University of Connecticut

Co-Principal Investigator, QuantumCT

MICHAEL Crair

Michael Crair

Vice Provost for Research, Yale University

Co-Principal Investigator, QuantumCT

CAROLINE Dealy

Caroline Dealy

Professor, University of Connecticut

Chair, Workforce and Curriculum Development Pillar, QuantumCT

AMY Bellas

Amy Bellas

Corporate Strategy Officer, Yale University

ABHIJIT Banerjee

Abhijit Banerjee

Associate Vice President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Connecticut 

CANSU Kaya Yavas

Cansu Kaya Yavas

Project Administrator, QuantumCT

University of Connecticut

CHRIS DiPentima

Chris DiPentima

President and CEO, Connecticut Business Industry Association

CHRISTINE Broadbridge

Christine Broadbridge

Executive Director, Research and Innovation, Southern Connecticut State University 

CLAUDIA Reuter

Claudia Reuter

Director of The Roberts Innovation Fund, Yale Ventures 

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Deborah Stanley-Mcaulay

Associate Vice President, Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture, Chief Diversity Office, Yale University 

FLORIAN Carle

Florian Carle

Managing Director, Yale Quantum Institute 

JEFFREY Hines

Jeffrey Hines

Interim Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, University of Connecticut

Chief Diversity Officer, UConn Health

JOSH Geballe

Josh Geballe 

Managing Director, Yale Ventures 

KATHY Lynch

Kathy Lynch

University Director, Corporate Strategy and Engagement, Yale University 

KIMBERLY Bradley

Kimberly Bradley

Project Manager, Research and Academic Initiatives, Yale University 

Program Manager, QuantumCT

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Matthew McCooe

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations

MICHAEL DiDonato

Michael DiDonato

Business Development Manager, UConn Tech Park, University of Connecticut 

Program Manager, QuantumCT 

MICHAEL Piscitelli

Michael Piscitelli

Economic Development Director,
City of New Haven 

MONICA Vella-Angelastro

Monica Vella-Angelastro

Senior Project Manager, Science and Research Initiatives, Yale University

Program Manager, QuantumCT 

RICHARD Jacob

Richard Jacob

Associate Vice President for Federal and State Relations, Yale University

Chair, Ecosystem of Stakeholders Pillar, QuantumCT

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Sam Samdani

External Advisor, McKinsey & Company

SARA Mahoney

Sara Mahoney

Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations, The University of Connecticut Foundation

SARANDA Belica

Saranda Belica

Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, University of Connecticut

Head of External Affairs, QuantumCT

VIVEK Ramakrishnan

Vivek Ramakrishnan

Director, Venture Development, University of Connecticut