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Rafal Janik

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Chief Operating Officer at Xanadu
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rafal Janik is the Chief Operating Officer at Xanadu, where he was the companys first employee. He has been instrumental in the companys growth, progressing from leading machine learning and software development to his current executive role. He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Guelph.

Rafal is passionate about building the quantum computing community. He actively supports initiatives like the QHack hackathon, which creates opportunities and residency programs for emerging talent in the quantum space, helping to foster the next generation of developers and researchers.

Unique fact: He was the very first employee at Xanadu, shaping its software and application development from day one.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Quantum Applications
He proudly showcases collaborations with Rolls-Royce and DARPA, focusing on using quantum computing to solve complex, real-world problems in industries like aerospace.
Commercializing Quantum
As COO, he is a key driver behind major business milestones, including the recent definitive agreement for Xanadu to become a publicly-listed company.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Chief Operating Officer
Xanadu
10-2019 - 7-2022
Head of Product
Xanadu
4-2019 - 10-2019
ML Lead
Xanadu
1-2018 - 4-2019
Principal Data Scientist (North America)
Data Reply IT
10-2016 - 1-2018
Lead Data Scientist
Adaxa Technologies
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Education
2006 - 2008
Master’s Degree
University of Guelph
2002 - 2006
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Guelph
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