MOUNTAIN VIEW, July 09, 2024 -- Lightmatter, the leader in photonic supercomputing, today announced it has appointed Richard Beyer and Robin Washington to its board of directors. Beyer and Washington join existing board members in supporting the company’s mission to power the next generation of computing systems to further enable AI innovation.

Beyer brings over three decades of executive leadership experience across the semiconductor and telecommunications industries, and currently sits on the board of directors for Micron Technology, Inc. Previously, Beyer served as Chief Executive Officer at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. and Intersil Corporation. He has also held prior board positions at Dialog Semiconductor, Microsemi Corporation and Analog Devices, Inc.

Washington is a board member of Alphabet, Honeywell International and Salesforce. She currently serves as Chair of the leadership development, inclusion and compensation committee for Alphabet and lead independent director for Salesforce. Washington has over three decades of finance and operations experience in the technology and life sciences industries. Previously, Washington was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc. Prior to Gilead, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion Solutions, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation.

“The Lightmatter team is honored to have Robin and Rich join our board as the company enters a massive growth phase enabling world-leading AI supercomputers,” said Lightmatter co-founder and CEO Nick Harris. “Rich and Robin are aligned with our vision to drive the AI industry forward with our groundbreaking photonic technologies. Their deep operating expertise will be instrumental in guiding our mission.”