Faezeh Gholami is a Lead I/O Subsystem Hardware Architect and Senior IBM Quantum Ambassador at IBM. She has a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Optical Communication from the University of California - San Diego and a micro-MBA from Rady School of Management. Prior to IBM, Fae had worked in multiple startups focusing on Integrated Hardware Design. She is an IEEE and Optica Senior Member and the former Chair of the Optica Fiber Optics Technology Technical Group. Fae is an advocate for building the women's pipeline in engineering and technology through engagements in the Society of Women Engineers and IBM Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools.