Dr. Ilana Wisby
Company in Stealth
Deep Tech Executive
Dr. Ilana Wisby is a deep tech entrepreneur, executive, speaker, advisor, and champion for D&I in technology and leadership. She is passionate about building high-performance teams through value-led leadership, cultivating teams based on core values of love to drive innovation. Ilana's vision is a brighter future that includes everyone.

As the former CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), Dr. Wisby transformed the company from a spin-out into a global leader in quantum computing, a technology of national strategic importance. Ilana led the launch of Europe's first Quantum Computing as a Service (QCaaS) product and introduced 32-qubit computers into commercial data centers—a world first. Under her leadership, OQC achieved a 55x valuation increase and raised over $100 million in Series A and B funding rounds. These efforts positioned OQC as a potential unicorn, while Dr. Wisby emerged as a thought leader in quantum entrepreneurship and leadership.

She also advises government, security, and defence sectors, contributing her expertise to strategic initiatives and leadership development. Ilana has held roles supporting the UK Government’s innovation strategy with the Business Innovation Forum (BIF), the World Economic Forum (WEF), Schmidt Futures, and serves as an NPL Board advisor.