Konkoly-Thege, Kaniah

Kaniah Konkoly-Thege serves as the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Quantinuum. Kaniah brings over 20 years of legal expertise spanning several industries including cybersecurity, nuclear security, and quantum computing technologies. Kaniah oversees Quantinuum’s legal and government affairs, where she leads a global team responsible for intellectual property, data privacy/security, commercial, corporate, employment, export control, litigation and compliance. In her government relations role, she regularly meets with key government and congressional leaders on trade concerns with emerging technologies, post-quantum cybersecurity preparedness, and supply chain matters. 

Kaniah has participated as a speaker or panelist at major quantum events in the U.S., EU, and Japan.  She has served as Chair of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium's Law-TAC, Chair and Vice-Chair of several ABA Science and Technology Committees and recently co-authored “The Legal Implications of Quantum Computing.”

Prior to her current role, Kaniah served as Vice President and General Counsel for Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies. Before Honeywell, Kaniah was a senior attorney for 12 years for the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of the Interior.  Kaniah earned her J.D. from American University and her bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary.