
Michael Hurlston joined Lumentum as President and CEO in 2025.
Hurlston is a proven technology executive with over 30 years of senior leadership experience within the technology industry.
Prior to joining Lumentum, Hurlston served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Synaptics, Inc., a worldwide pioneer and leader in human interface hardware and software. Prior to Synaptics, Hurlston served as the Chief Executive Officer of Finisar Corporation, where he oversaw the company’s agreement to be acquired by II-VI. Before joining Finisar, he served in a variety of senior leadership positions at Broadcom Limited and its predecessor corporation across the sales, marketing, and general management functions, including serving as its Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile Connectivity Products/Wireless Communications and Connectivity Division.
Hurlston has served as a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Flex Ltd. since September 2020. He also sits on the Board and is a member of the Compensation Committee for Astera Labs, Inc. In addition, Hurlston is a member of the Board of Executive Trustees of the UC Davis Foundation, the Dean’s Executive Committee for the College of Engineering, and the Dean’s Advisory Counsel for the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis.
Hurlston holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Davis.

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.

Chris Coldren has been with Lumentum since 2015.
Coldren is an experienced leader with over 25 years of domain experience in the photonics industry. He leads Lumentum’s strategy development and strategic merger, acquisition, divestiture, and partnership processes, including helping the company enter new markets and optimize existing business lines.
Prior to his current role, Coldren also served as interim Chief Financial Officer and oversaw Corporate Marketing and Investor Relations.
Coldren joined JDSU in December 2005, where his responsibilities included Strategic Marketing, Business Development, and Technology Development for its optical communications transmission product lines.
Prior to JDSU, Coldren was Director of Technology and Business Development at Agility Communications, Inc., a leading tunable laser company. He began his career at SDL, Inc. as a research scientist where he developed advanced photonic technologies.
Coldren holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jae Kim joined Lumentum in March 2024.
Kim is a legal industry veteran with over 25 years of experience providing both in-house corporate counsel and client-facing legal services. He is responsible for leading Lumentum’s Legal department, including Corporate Affairs, Commercial Transactions, Trade Compliance, and Intellectual Property. Kim is also responsible for Facilities, Real Estate, and Security.
Prior to Lumentum, Kim served as Chief Administrative and Legal Officer at GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company. In this role, he oversaw all corporate legal matters, as well as Governance, Enterprise Risk Management and Insurance, Compliance, Facilities, and Employee Services. Prior to GlobalLogic, he was SVP and General Counsel at Rambus, Inc., responsible for all legal matters including Litigation, IP development, M&A, Corporate Governance, and Compliance.
Earlier in his career, Kim held senior legal roles at Altran/Aricent and Electronics for Imaging, Inc. He also served as an attorney for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, and as an attorney for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Kim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington College of Law at American University. He is a member of the California and New York State Bars.

Jim Murphy joined Lumentum in November 2024.
Jim Murphy is a seasoned global leader with over 30 years of experience driving transformative growth and innovation in the technology sector. As Lumentum's Group Vice President of Cloud and Networking Sales, Jim oversees strategic partnerships and sales initiatives, delivering tailored solutions that empower customers to thrive in dynamic markets.
Before joining Lumentum, Jim held senior leadership roles at Seagate Technology and Western Digital Corporation, where he played pivotal roles in reshaping go-to-market strategies, scaling global sales organizations, and achieving significant revenue and market share growth. At Western Digital, he served as President, leading a subsidiary of 50,000 employees and driving $8 billion in revenue. Jim's strategic leadership at Seagate resulted in a $4 billion valuation increase during his tenure.
Jim's international expertise includes building high-performing teams and fostering relationships with key customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Notably, his efforts in Asia led to a 250% revenue increase and doubled market share in just 18 months.
Jim earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Santa Clara University and has completed the Stanford Executive Leadership Program.

Vince Retort has been with Lumentum since 2015.
Retort is an industry veteran with over 35 years of experience in the high-tech sector. He is currently Lumentum’s President of Cloud and Networking R&D and Business Operations.
Prior to this role, Retort served as President of Lumentum’s Industrial Tech Platform and Chief Business Officer. In addition, Retort oversaw and set strategic direction for all Lumentum business units as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He has been an instrumental leader at the company, having run R&D, Operations, and both the Telecom Transmission and 3D Sensing business units at various times since Lumentum’s spinoff from JDSU.
Retort joined JDSU in June 2008. He was previously Senior Vice President of Research and Development at JDSU and established a global R&D organization aligned with JDSU's technology and product portfolio for Optical Communications and Commercial Lasers.
Before joining JDSU, Retort held executive level positions in Engineering at NeoPhotonics, Seagate Technologies, and Lightwave Microsystems Corporation, with an emphasis on new product development and customer collaboration. Retort also had an 11-year career at Read-Rite Corporation, leading Product Engineering, Test Development, Failure Analysis, and Program Management.
Retort holds a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from West Virginia University.

Misha Rozenberg joined Lumentum in January 2017.
Rozenberg is a seasoned executive with over 40 years of experience in operations, engineering, supplier management, and quality. He is a globally recognized Lean/Kaizen Toyota Production System deployment practitioner while delivering best-in-class products and highly efficient manufacturing processes for dynamic market requirements.
Prior to his current role, Rozenberg was Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Quality Officer.
Before joining Lumentum, Rozenberg was a Corporate Vice President at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), where he was responsible for global operations processes, supplier and factory metrics, and systems alignment. Before HPE, Rozenberg founded and ran a near-field communications (NFC) mobile payment company.
Rozenberg also served as Senior Vice President Operations for Flextronics, Russia Country Lead. He was also Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Solectron and Maxtor and held senior engineering management positions at Apple and Quantum.
Rozenberg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from San Francisco State University.

Wupen Yuen joined Lumentum in August 2022.
Yuen is a deep technologist and established industry leader with over 25 years of experience in the photonics space. He is currently the President of Lumentum’s Cloud and Networking Platform.
Prior to this role, Yuen served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for both Lumentum’s Telecom Transmission and Datacom business units.
Yuen joined the company through Lumentum’s acquisition of NeoPhotonics, where he had been Chief Product Officer since 2018, and Senior Vice President and General Manager since 2014. From 2005 to 2014, Yuen held numerous leadership roles within NeoPhotonics, including Senior Vice President of Product and Technology Development, Vice President of Product Development and Engineering, and Director of Business Development. From 2002 to 2004, Yuen served as Chief Technology Officer of Bandwidth9, a telecommunications tunable laser company.
Yuen holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University. He has completed various executive education programs at Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business in innovation, general management, finance, and leadership.