Wajid Ali joined Lumentum in February 2019.
Ali is a seasoned public company CFO with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is responsible for overseeing Lumentum's overall financial operations, including leading the FP&A, Investor Relations, Corporate Accounting, Tax and Audit functions.
Before joining Lumentum, Ali was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Synaptics. Before Synaptics, Ali was Vice President and Controller at Teledyne Technologies. Prior to Teledyne, he served as Chief Financial Officer at DALSA Corp., a semiconductor company that was acquired by Teledyne in 2011. Ali also held key financial management positions at AMD and ATI, overseeing the finance functions for large business groups.
Ali holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Economics from York University; a Master of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business, York University; and CPA and CMA designations from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Canada.