PALO ALTO, California., United States, September 2024 — SandboxAQ, an innovator at the intersection of AI and quantum technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew McLaughlin as its first Chief Operating Officer. In this pivotal role, McLaughlin will oversee the scaling of SandboxAQ’s AI and quantum business units across diverse industries including biopharma, chemicals, medical devices, and aerospace.
Jack D. Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ, expressed enthusiasm for McLaughlin’s new role, stating, “Andrew’s robust experience in operations, technology businesses, and the public sector is crucial as we expand our global operations and strive for rapid, sustainable growth across our key sectors.”
McLaughlin brings a wealth of expertise from various leadership positions, including as the founding VP and Chief Policy Officer of ICANN, the first Head of Global Public Policy at Google, and Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Following his White House tenure, he was a partner at betaworks, focusing on AI and applied machine learning. His career also includes roles as CEO of Instapaper and Digg, EVP at Tumblr and Medium, and founding president and COO of Assembly OSM. Since 2017, he has been a co-founder and partner at Higher Ground Labs.
Reflecting on his appointment, McLaughlin said, “I am thrilled to help scale SandboxAQ to greater impact with our customers and partners. SandboxAQ is at the forefront of developing advanced technology solutions that tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges in healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, and more.”
In addition to his professional roles, McLaughlin has been actively involved in academia, holding positions as Senior Fellow at Columbia University, Lecturer at Stanford Law School, and Fellow at Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He also served as the founding Executive Director of the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale University.
McLaughlin received a BA from Yale University and a JD from Harvard Law School.
SandboxAQ is a leader in delivering AI solutions that revolutionize a variety of sectors by leveraging its expertise in Large Quantitative Models (LQMs). Emerged from Alphabet Inc. in 2022 as an independent entity, SandboxAQ is backed by prominent investors like T. Rowe Price, Eric Schmidt, and others, aiming to address some of the world’s greatest challenges through technology.
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