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Tahan grew up in
Northern Virginia, the son of a Lebanese immigrant. He graduated from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., in 1996 where he was a Westinghouse Science Talent Search semifinalist and may have created the first web page for a high school. He earned a B.Sc. in physics and
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Society’’ and subsequently explored the societal impacts of nanotechnology and did early analysis of the quantum industry. Tahan coined the term
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Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) while at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2007-2009 helping to launch new DARPA programs such as
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and technology. He currently serves as the
Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science (QIS) and the Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office (NQCO) within the White House
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