Quantum-Si Incorporated announced the appointment of Paula Dowdy, a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience across life sciences, enterprise software, and technology industries, to its Board of Directors. Ms. Dowdy currently serves on the Board of Directors for SPT Labtech and is an advisor at EQT Life Sciences. Previously, she was the SVP and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Illumina where she led the region through a period of significant growth.

Prior to Illumina, Ms. Dowdy spent over 20 years at Cisco Systems Inc. and held various positions in products, services, and software in the United States, and globally. Throughout her career, Ms. Dowdy has demonstrated a commitment to supporting companies as they scale and helping them achieve record revenue growth. Her expertise in commercial strategy, market development, and global operations will be instrumental as Quantum-Si continues to expand its reach and impact in proteomics.

Ms. Dowdy earned an MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Her appointment to the company?s Board of Directors is effective as of March 21, 2024.