CoreWeave Appoints Jeff Baker as New Chief Accounting Officer

CoreWeave,
the
AI
Hyperscaler™,
has
appointed
Jeff
Baker
as
its
new
Chief
Accounting
Officer,
according
to

PRNewswire.
Baker
brings
over
20
years
of
experience
in
finance
and
accounting
leadership
roles,
most
recently
serving
as
the
Chief
Accounting
Officer
at
Rivian.

Jeff
Baker’s
Career
Highlights

Baker
is
a
seasoned
executive
with
extensive
experience
in
financial
management.
During
his
tenure
at
Rivian,
which
began
in
May
2021,
he
played
a
crucial
role
in
the
company’s
initial
public
offering
and
was
instrumental
in
developing
accounting
processes
to
support
Rivian’s
rapid
growth.
Prior
to
Rivian,
Baker
held
senior
roles
at
the
Clorox
Company
from
2014
to
2021,
overseeing
accounting,
tax,
financial
integration,
shared
services,
and
Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance.
He
has
also
held
various
finance
and
accounting
roles
at
other
multinational
publicly
traded
companies
and
began
his
career
at
Deloitte.

Responsibilities
at
CoreWeave

In
his
new
role
at
CoreWeave,
Baker
will
oversee
all
aspects
of
the
company’s
accounting
functions,
including
financial
reporting,
compliance,
tax
strategy,
and
internal
controls.
He
will
report
directly
to
Chief
Financial
Officer
Nitin
Agrawal
and
work
closely
with
the
executive
team
to
drive
financial
efficiency
and
ensure
robust
financial
stewardship.

“Jeff
is
a
veteran
with
extensive
experience
and
a
proven
track
record
in
driving
business
growth
and
establishing
world-class
accounting
operations,”
said
Agrawal. “His
deep
expertise
in
financial
management
and
proven
leadership
will
be
invaluable
as
we
continue
to
scale
our
operations
and
deliver
cutting-edge
AI
infrastructure
solutions
to
our
global
customer
base.
He
will
be
key
as
we
continue
to
rapidly
expand
our
global
business.”

CoreWeave’s
Recent
Growth
and
Future
Plans

In
the
past
12
months,
CoreWeave
has
raised
an
impressive
$12
billion
from
leading
equity
and
debt
investors.
In
June,
the
company
announced
the
opening
of
its
new
London
headquarters
and
plans
for
European
expansion,
which
include
creating
over
120
new
jobs
across
engineering,
operations,
finance,
and
go-to-market
roles.
The
company
has
committed
to
investing
$3.5
billion
across
Europe.
In
2023,
CoreWeave
more
than
quadrupled
its
data
center
presence
and
anticipates
doubling
that
figure
globally
by
the
end
of
2024.

“I
jumped
at
the
chance
to
join
this
remarkable
team
at
such
a
pivotal
time
in
the
company’s
journey,”
said
Baker. “Joining
CoreWeave
means
being
at
the
epicenter
of
the
AI
space.
There
is
tremendous
market
opportunity
ahead
and
I
couldn’t
be
more
excited
to
help
chart
its
path
toward
long-term
and
sustainable
growth.”

About
CoreWeave

CoreWeave,
the
AI
Hyperscaler,
delivers
a
cloud
platform
with
cutting-edge
software
powering
the
next
wave
of
AI.
The
company’s
technology
provides
enterprises
and
leading
AI
labs
with
high-performance
and
efficient
cloud
solutions
for
accelerating
the
next
era
of
computing.
Since
its
founding
in
2017,
CoreWeave
has
operated
a
growing
network
of
data
centers
across
the
US
and
Europe.
The
company
was
recently
ranked
as
one
of
the
TIME100
most
influential
companies
of
2024.
More
information
can
be
found
at

www.coreweave.com.

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