Rafik Ward has had a career in the technology industry spanning nearly 3 decades. Rafik worked for 17 years at Finisar Corporation, now Coherent (NASDAQ: COHR), where he held several progressive roles for the billion dollar company including SVP of Worldwide Marketing and Product Management, Business Unit GM, and Chief Strategy Officer. Since leaving Finisar, Rafik has been an advisor and investor for several startup companies including serving on the Board of Directors of Cotsworks and on the Advisory Board of Nexus Photonics, Dream Photonics, T1 Nexus and GCTC. Prior to Finisar, Rafik served in various engineering and marketing positions at West Bay Semiconductor [acquired by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)], Aegis Lightwave [acquired by Coherent (NASDAQ: COHR)], and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP). He holds an MBA degree from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.ASc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.