Helmut G. Katzgraber
InvestorChief 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
- 55 NorthChief Science Officer & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- QuanscientBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
- QMatterBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Cambium Capital ManagementAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Global Practice Lead – Advanced Solutions2022 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Senior Practice Manager2020 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- University of WashingtonAffiliate Professor2019 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
- Quantum Algorithms InstituteBoard Member2020 — 2022British Columbia, Canada
- Texas A&M UniversityProfessor2015 — 2020
- Texas A&M UniversityAssociate Professor2012 — 2015
- Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor2009 — 2012
- MicrosoftPrincipal Research Manager2018 — 2020
- Santa Fe InstituteExternal faculty member2014 — 2020
- 1QBitHead Of Research (Optimization)2017 — 2018
- ETH ZurichSNF Professor2007 — 2013
- ETH ZurichPostdoctoral Researcher2002 — 2007
- 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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Frequently asked questions
- 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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