Jan Westenkær Thomsen, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Novo Nordisk Quantum Computing Program, Niels Bohr Institute

Jan Westenkær Thomsen
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Novo Nordisk Quantum Computing Program, Niels Bohr Institute

Jan Westenkær Thomsen has a Ph.D. from Université de Paris-Sud, a French master’s degree in physics and a M. Sc. in Mathematics and Physics from University of Copenhagen.

He has been a professor in Quantum Physics and Quantum Metrology at the Niels Bohr Institute. From 2017-2023 and Head of Department at the Niels Bohr Institute. He is now Chief Operating Officer for the Novo Nordisk Quantum Computing Program. He is also member of several national and international boards e.g. Chair of the board Danish Quantum Community DQC.