Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Optical Communication space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jonathan Rand
COO / CFO of Straight Path Communications
Jonathan Rand has served as Chief Financial Officer of SPCI since June 2013, and as the Chief Operating Officer of our spectrum subsidiary, Straight Path Spectrum, Inc., since January 2015. Mr. Rand joined SPCI from Organic Motion, an innovative computer vision company where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Together with Organic Motion’s CEO, Mr. Rand was named Innovator of the Year by Popular Mechanics in 2008. In 2002, Mr. Rand co-founded Indigo Capital Advisers, a management consulting firm that provides sales and financing strategies and execution to software, Internet and telecommunications companies. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Rand held key positions at Net2Phone, a spin-off from IDT Corporation, including EVP Sales, Treasurer and CEO of Net2Phone’s [email protected] division. Mr. Rand was IDT’s EVP Sales & Finance and Treasurer from 1992 to 1998. Prior to joining IDT, Mr. Rand founded and later sold Campus Connection, a national magazine which achieved a circulation of 1.2 million. He started his career as a brand assistant at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Rand earned his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Straight Path Communications: Straight Path Communications is a forward thinking communications asset company.
Robert Andersen
CFO of Xperi
Robert Andersen became executive vice president and CFO of Tessera Technologies, Inc. in January 2014. Prior to joining Tessera, he served as executive vice president and CFO of G2 Holdings Corp. d/b/a Components Direct, which was acquired by Avnet, Inc. Robert previously served as CFO at Phoenix Technologies Ltd., which was acquired by an affiliate of Marlin Equity Partners. Prior to his time at Phoenix Technologies, he held senior financial roles at Wind River Systems, Inc. and NextOffice, Inc. His finance career began at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he served in various controller, treasury and technology finance management roles. Robert currently serves on the board of directors of publicly traded Quantum Corporation. Robert holds a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Davis, and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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About Xperi: Xperi develops and licenses semiconductor and imaging technologies to deliver value to customers, partners, and stockholders.
Todd Zhang
CFO of Enablence
Zhang served as the chief financial officer at China TriComm Limited from 2010 to 2013, China Sports Interactive Media Holding Company from 2009 to 2010 and at China Bio-solutions Group from 2006 to 2008, responsible for the companies merger and acquisition, corporate finance, accounting,internal control and investor relationship related matters. Before that, Zhang worked as a manager and senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers starting from 2000. Zhang is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Account and the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Zhang received his bachelor degree in engineering mechanics from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1994.
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About Enablence, Irixi Photonics Inc.: Enablence is a supplier of FTTH equipment for residential & business services & optical components, metro & long-haul markets.
Luis Cardenas
CFO of Beyondtech, Inc
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About Beyondtech, Inc, GENTEQUEIMPORTA: We are supplier of fiber optics, copper wires and networking solutions focused on providing the best connectivity experience.
Alan Stewart
CFO of Oceus Networks
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About Oceus Networks: Oceus Networks provides broadband services and solutions worldwide to deliver high-speed voice, video and data communications.
Alan Stewart
CFO of Oceus Networks
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About Oceus Networks: Oceus Networks provides broadband services and solutions worldwide to deliver high-speed voice, video and data communications.
