Aggie Branczyk interviews Jay Lowell, who did his PhD in AMO Physics and is now the Chief Scientist for Boeing Disruptive Computing & Networks. Jay shares with us his winding journey, that started with him wanting to be a fighter pilot, then led him to teaching at the airforce academy, then to managing programs at DARPA, and eventually to an interesting and varied career at Boeing. Jay reflects on the choices he made and what mattered to him as he was pursuing the career that he wanted. He talks about how he structures his work at Boeing. He also shares useful advice and insights, including how to broaden your opportunities for getting into a PhD program and the differences between the academic, government, and industry sectors. Aggie Branczyk on LinkedInJay Lowell on LinkedInPodcast video on YouTubeJay works at Boeing as a Principal Senior Technical Fellow, and the opinions shared in this podcast are his own and are not in any way endorsed by Boeing.Opening music by Alexey Ivanov from Pixabay.---Aggie works at IBM as a Technical Program Manager for the Quantum Working Groups, and the opinions shared in this podcast are her own and are not in any way endorsed by IBM.