IonQ Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
IonQ's CEO is Niccolo de Masi, appointed in Feb 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 1.06% of the company’s shares, worth $105.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 2.7 years respectively.
Key information
Niccolo de Masi
Chief executive officer
US$233.4k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 1.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
IonQ Isn't Anywhere Close To Nvidia
May 23IonQ: Thank The Selloff For This Speculative Buy Opportunity (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 26IonQ Is Trading At Dangerous, Speculation Level Valuations
Apr 03IonQ: Building A Unique Quantum Edge
Mar 26Quantum Crash: IonQ's Stock Is Entangled In A Market Sell-Off
Mar 10IonQ Q4 Preview: Microsoft Quantum Game Changer
Feb 24Here's The Price We'd Buy IonQ At (Technical Analysis)
Jan 29IonQ, Inc.'s (NYSE:IONQ) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 17% Below Its Share Price
Jan 28
Quantum Boom: Inside IonQ's Rapid Rise
Jan 20IonQ: The Growth Is There, Somewhere In The Clouds
Jan 09IonQ: Sell The Hype - You Might Thank Me Later
Jan 01IonQ: This Quantum Computing Stock Has Stronger Fundamentals But Is Priced Dearly
Dec 26IonQ Stock: Still My Preferred Quantum Computing Bet
Dec 12IonQ's Quantum Rise In A Market Full Of Skeptics
Nov 10IonQ: Upside Requires A Quantum Leap Of Faith
Oct 29IonQ Improves Its Tech, Pushes Closer To Commercialization
Sep 30Companies Like IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth
Sep 13IonQ Stock: Too Risky A Bet At This Stage
Sep 11IonQ: An Unproven Leader In An Uncertain Area Of Computing
Aug 16IonQ: Requires A Quantum Leap To Be A Success (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 26IonQ: Pushing For Commercialization, Valuation Still Frothy
May 23IonQ: Significant Potential, Much Uncertainty
Apr 14IonQ: Don't Buy The Wrong Qubit Technology
Apr 08IonQ: Departure Of Co-Founders Is A Very Negative Development (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 26IonQ: Upgrading To Buy Based On New Information
Feb 22IonQ Has The Potential To Become A Long-Term Compounder
Dec 29CEO
Niccolo de Masi (45 yo)
Mr. Niccolo Mcleod de Masi is CEO of IonQ, Inc. from February 26, 2025 and has been its Director since September 2021 and served as an Independent Director since September 2021 until February 26, 2025. He...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 6.1yrs | US$22.68m | 0.10% $ 10.3m | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$233.40k | 1.06% $ 106.0m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.8yrs | US$1.47m | 0.31% $ 31.5m | |
| Chief Revenue Officer | 2.5yrs | US$1.31m | 0.079% $ 7.9m | |
| President & GM of Quantum Networking | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of IonQ GmBH | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Engineering & Technology | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Head of Quantum Application | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Product | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: IONQ's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 6.1yrs | US$22.68m | 0.10% $ 10.3m | |
| CEO & Director | 3.8yrs | US$233.40k | 1.06% $ 106.0m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$229.01k | 0.015% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$633.88k | 0.040% $ 4.0m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$631.24k | 0.0025% $ 249.9k | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$221.01k | 0.015% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$229.59k | 0.015% $ 1.5m |
Experienced Board: IONQ's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/02 11:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
IonQ, Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| David Williams | Benchmark Company |
| Richard Shannon | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |