Lightmatter Welcomes Industry Leader Jason Zander to Its Board of Directors

March 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT

Zander brings leadership and technical expertise to Lightmatter’s board as the company accelerates the future of high-performance computing

Lightmatter, the leader in photonic supercomputing, today announced it appointed Jason Zander to its board of directors. Zander joins as Lightmatter strengthens its foothold in powering the next generation of computing systems to accelerate AI innovation.

Zander brings decades of experience leading engineering and sales field organizations to his role on Lightmatter’s board of directors. Throughout his career, he’s played a pivotal role in incubating technical products and driving scientific discoveries that have transformed cloud computing. Zander currently leads Microsoft’s Strategic Missions and Technologies division, where his team is focused on next-generation technology solutions, including engineering and research for advanced AI to accelerate scientific discovery and for cutting-edge quantum computing, solving problems previously impossible using classic compute.

“Throughout my career, I’ve seen the impact of bold technological bets, and it’s evident that Lightmatter’s photonic technology is a transformative leap in data center AI innovation,” said Zander. “I look forward to working with Nick and the talented Lightmatter team as they pioneer the next generation of computing infrastructure to power AI at scale.”

Lightmatter’s patented technology is the key to building the biggest supercomputers – unlocking bandwidth, energy efficiency, and latency for data centers to scale. Zander joins Lightmatter at a critical time as the company prepares to showcase its latest innovations to Passage, the company’s 3D Silicon Photonics Interconnect, from March 31st to April 3rd at the Optical Fiber Conference in San Francisco, California.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Jason Zander to our board of directors," said Lightmatter co-founder and CEO Nick Harris. “Jason's longstanding expertise in building AI data centers and next-generation technology solutions will be invaluable as we continue to scale and enable the next wave of AI innovators.”

About Lightmatter

Lightmatter is leading a revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company’s groundbreaking Passage™ platform—the world’s first 3D-stacked silicon photonics engine—connects thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light. Designed to eliminate critical data bottlenecks, Lightmatter’s technology enables unparalleled efficiency and scalability for the most advanced AI and high-performance computing workloads, pushing the boundaries of AI infrastructure.