COLLEGE PARK, MD, August 28, 2025 -- IonQ, the leader in the quantum computing and quantum networking industries, today announced the appointment of Jim Frankola to its Board of Directors. Frankola, the former Chief Financial Officer of Ariba and Cloudera, brings decades of experience scaling enterprise cloud and software businesses.

“We are delighted to welcome Jim to our Board,” said Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ. “Jim is a seasoned executive with a track record of successfully leading and advising technology companies. His deep commercial technology background and financial expertise will be invaluable as we continue to accelerate IonQ’s growth and help solve high performance computing challenges with quantum computing solutions.”

Frankola served as CFO at Cloudera, an enterprise data cloud company, where he played a critical role in the company’s growth and transformation. He previously held CFO roles at Ariba and Yodlee and was an executive at IBM in their storage and software groups. Frankola formerly served on the board of Ansys which sells powerful simulation software for organizations focused on high performance computing solutions such as NASA, Toyota, BMW, Tesla, and others. Frankola is also a board member at Skillsoft, where he chairs the audit committee. He earned a Master’s degree in International Business & Finance from NYU Stern and a BS in Accounting from Penn State University.

“IonQ is rapidly scaling its commercial reach – backed by, I believe, the strongest product portfolio and technical roadmap in the industry,” said Frankola. “I’m honored to join the Board at this pivotal moment and look forward to contributing to IonQ’s continued success.”

Frankola’s appointment reflects IonQ’s ongoing commitment to building a world-class leadership team aligned with its mission to deliver the world’s most powerful quantum computers and networks, scaling to 2 million qubits by 2030, and accelerating innovation across sectors including drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense.