Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park Announces Board of Managers

Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park Announces Board of Managers

14 individuals representing key IQMP partners to oversee operations at historic Chicago-based quantum campus

CHICAGO - The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, LLC, the University-Related Organization (URO) operating the quantum park located at USX on the South Side of Chicago, announced its Board of Managers. The Board of Managers is made up of 14 individuals representing various partners of the project and will be responsible for overseeing operations at the historic campus where leading quantum computing company PsiQuantum aims to build the first utility-scale, error-corrected quantum computer in the United States.

“This board includes some of Illinois’ greatest advocates for quantum development, without whom cutting-edge projects like the IQMP and our state’s record investments in the quantum industry would not have been possible,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “I know these individuals will continue guiding this project to greater and greater heights as Illinois seals its place as the Silicon Valley of quantum in the United States and the IQMP grows into its role as an international center for research and learning.”

The University of Illinois System, which formally established the URO, facilitated discussions with key stakeholders to determine the makeup of the Board of Managers, and the makeup reflects the collaborative outcome of those conversations. The Board includes representatives from Illinois’ academic institutions, state governments, nonprofits, and the private sector.

“The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is a historic opportunity to further establish the state as the global hub for quantum and microelectronics, and the University of Illinois System is proud to help support the structure that will bring this campus to life,” said President Tim Killeen of the University of Illinois System. “This is a team of tremendously talented individuals with a mix of expertise and experience that will ensure the IQMP is a success, and I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together.”

The Board of Managers is made up of:

John Atkinson – chair, Intersect Illinois

Rashid Bashir – dean, Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stacia Edwards – deputy provost, City Colleges of Chicago

Sonja Feist-Price – provost, Chicago State University

Brad Henderson – chief executive officer, P33

Paul Kearns – director, Argonne National Laboratory

Becky Locker – chief of staff, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Susan Martinis – vice chancellor for research and innovation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Principal Officer of the Board of Managers

Nadya Mason – dean, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago

Lia Merminga – director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Wilbur C. Milhouse III – chairman/CEO, Milhouse Engineering & Construction and Chair of the Board of Managers

Eric Perreault – vice president for research, Northwestern University

Casimir Peters – chief of business attraction and development, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

A designee from the private sector, to be appointed during a future meeting

“The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park will build upon the strong quantum foundation Governor Pritzker, his administration, and our partners have laid here in Illinois, and the Board of Managers is made up of so many of the members of our state’s ecosystem in the industry,” said John Atkinson, chair of Intersect Illinois. “We look forward to getting to work together to make the IQMP a reality, and to see the job creation, economic development and community investment that comes with it.”

In July, Governor JB Pritzker, federal, state, and local leaders, and other partners joined together at the USX site to announce the IQMP. Along with anchor tenant PsiQuantum, the park will be home to the State’s new partnership with DARPA on the Quantum Proving Ground, a program to test and evaluate quantum computing prototypes.


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