Jhonathan Romero Fontalvo

Director Professional Services & Co-Founder Zapata

Jhonathan Romero Fontalvo, Director Professional Services & Co-Founder Jhonathan Romero was born and raised in Colombia, where he earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry. Early on, Jhonathan specialized in theoretical and computational Chemistry, which led him to join the Aspuru-Guzik group at Harvard University in 2014. Here his research in Chemical Physics was centered on developing variational quantum algorithms for quantum simulation and machine learning. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2019. In his current role as a research scientist at Zapata, he develops software and algorithms for quantum computers. He also participates in many science outreach initiatives, including Science Clubs Colombia.