United States: Nvidia ex- exec Simona Jankowski appointed CFO of Lightmatter

Nvidia’s former VP of investor relations and strategic finance, Simona Jankowski, has been appointed CFO of photonic computing company Lightmatter after leaving Nvidia after almost seven years with the company. Before her time at Nividia, she was a managing director at Goldman Sachs for over a decade and a half.

“I am thrilled to join this brilliant team of inventors, technologists, and accomplished industry executives to help scale the company for significant growth in the years ahead,” said Jankowski in a statement.

Nick Harris, co-founder and CEO of Lightmatter added that her appointment would allow the company to scale its operations and culture and prepare for the next phase of growth. "We are proud to bring on an accomplished leader at the helm of our finance organization as we build the technology powering the next generation of AI innovation,” he said.