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Helmut G. Katzgraber

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Chief Science Officer & General Partner at 55 North

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

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About

A computational physicist with a PhD in physics and over 20 years across academia and industry in physics, optimisation and quantum technologies. A former professor at ETH Zurich and Texas A&M University, he is an NSF CAREER award recipient and Fellow of the American Physical Society, has led research teams at Microsoft and Amazon since 2020, and has advised various VC funds.

Experience

  1. 55 NorthChief Science Officer & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  2. QuanscientBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
  3. QMatterBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. Cambium Capital ManagementAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
  5. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Global Practice Lead – Advanced Solutions2022 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Senior Practice Manager2020 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  7. University of WashingtonAffiliate Professor2019 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
  8. Quantum Algorithms InstituteBoard Member2020 — 2022British Columbia, Canada
  9. Texas A&M UniversityProfessor2015 — 2020
  10. Texas A&M UniversityAssociate Professor2012 — 2015
  11. Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor2009 — 2012
  12. MicrosoftPrincipal Research Manager2018 — 2020
  13. Santa Fe InstituteExternal faculty member2014 — 2020
  14. 1QBitHead Of Research (Optimization)2017 — 2018
  15. ETH ZurichSNF Professor2007 — 2013
  16. ETH ZurichPostdoctoral Researcher2002 — 2007
  17. University of California, DavisPostdoctoral Researcher2001 — 2002

Skills & more

Simulations6Algorithms6Research10Scientific Computing4Statistics2LaTeX1

Languages English · German · Spanish

  • American Physical Society Fellow — American Physical Society
  • PADI Divemaster — PADI
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Colleagues at 55 North

Frank Yu
Investor at Ally Bridge Group
Owen Lozman
Managing Partner at 55 North

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Who is Helmut G. Katzgraber?
A computational physicist with a PhD in physics and over 20 years across academia and industry in physics, optimisation and quantum technologies. A former professor at ETH Zurich and Texas A&M University, he is an NSF CAREER award recipient and Fellow of the American Physical Society, has led research teams at Microsoft and Amazon since 2020, and has advised various VC funds.
Where does Helmut G. Katzgraber work?
Helmut G. Katzgraber is Chief Science Officer & General Partner at 55 North.
Where did Helmut G. Katzgraber go to school?
Helmut G. Katzgraber studied at IMD (Venture Capital and Asset Management Program, Business Administration and Management); University of California, Santa Cruz (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education (Stanford LEAD Program)).

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