Leadership

As CEO of Cornelis Networks, Lisa is responsible for the overall management of the company. She brings to the company more than two decades of executive leadership experience, most recently serving as corporate vice president in the Data Center & AI Group and general manager of Xeon Products and Solutions at Intel Corporation. During her tenure, she expanded Xeon’s capabilities to accelerate AI workloads, establishing CPUs as a leading inference engine across the industry. Lisa also held several senior leadership roles within Intel’s IT organization, including infrastructure operations and engineering, as well as positions in finance, data center product and brand marketing, and sales. She is a graduate of the University of Washington, with a degree in business administration. 

As president and COO of Cornelis Networks, Phil oversees the company’s operational execution, product development, and manufacturing processes. Before co-founding Cornelis Networks, Phil was a director at Intel Corporation, where he managed fabric platform planning, product positioning, and business development. Prior to Intel, Phil was vice president of engineering at QLogic, where he oversaw the development of high-performance computing and storage networking products. Prior to QLogic, Phil was vice president of engineering at SilverStorm Technologies, a company he co-founded and which was later acquired by QLogic. Earlier in his career, Phil was director of engineering at Unisys Corporation, managing I/O development across multiple product lines. He holds a bachelor’s in mathematics from St. Joseph’s University and a master’s in computer and information science from the University of Pennsylvania. 

As vice president of solutions delivery and support at Cornelis Networks, Gunnar oversees OEM engagements, product delivery, strategic installations, and customer support. Before co-founding Cornelis Networks, Gunnar was director of OEM program management at Intel, managing new product introductions, sustaining engineering, and support for strategic commercial and government accounts. Prior to Intel, Gunnar held similar roles at QLogic and SilverStorm Technologies, and he began his career at Unisys developing enterprise I/O subsystems. Gunnar holds a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware, a master’s in engineering from Penn State University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

As vice president of platform engineering at Cornelis Networks, Vladimir leads the architecture, development, validation, productization, and support of all hardware products. Before co-founding Cornelis Networks, he was a senior principal engineer and director of fabric platform engineering at Intel Corporation, where he developed advanced fabric platforms for high-end and commercial HPC markets. Prior to Intel, Vladimir was director of platform engineering at QLogic’s Network Solutions Division, focusing on InfiniBand and Fibre Channel network switching platforms for HPC and storage, and held similar roles at SilverStorm Technologies before its acquisition by QLogic. Vladimir began his career at Unisys, managing high-performance computing product development, and holds over 20 US patents related to electronic packaging and high-performance interconnect technologies. Vladimir earned a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and completed post-graduate studies in executive master’s in technology management (EMTM) through a joint program at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Wharton School of Business. 

As CFO of Cornelis Networks, Dave oversees the company’s financial strategy and operations, leveraging over 20 years of experience in driving growth for Fortune 500 and technology companies, including Morgan Stanley, eBay, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Audible, and Avenu Learning. Before joining Cornelis Networks, he was CFO of Avenu Learning, where he helped create a global higher education technology business, raising capital and managing acquisitions and strategic investments. His expertise includes finance and operations, P&L management, strategy, business development, capital raising, and M&A. Dave holds a bachelor’s degree from NYU and a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). 

As CTO of Cornelis Networks, Charles oversees the company’s hardware and software technology stack, including architectural direction, roadmaps, and innovation. Charles has previously held senior leadership roles at IBM, Intel, Akuna Capital, and Jump Trading. At IBM, Charles managed the design and deployment of job launch and message-passing architecture for Blue Gene, Power, and x86 systems. At Intel, he advanced MPI implementations for high-performance networks and led the development and open-sourcing of libfabric. At Cornelis Networks, Charles initiated innovative software solutions for high-performance interconnects. At Akuna Capital and Jump Trading, he led teams developing ultra-low latency trading platforms. Charles holds master’s degrees in chemistry from Columbia University and computer science from the University of Minnesota. 

As vice president of software engineering at Cornelis Networks, Doug oversees the entire software stack, including Omni-Path Architecture drivers, messaging software, and embedded device control systems. Prior to Cornelis, Doug led software engineering teams at Red Hat in cloud storage and data services. Doug’s career in HPC and cloud computing began at Ames National Laboratory’s Scalable Computing Laboratory. He later worked at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he developed and integrated new technologies at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. Doug holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from Iowa State University. 

As vice president of operations at Cornelis Networks, Dave is responsible for developing production strategies, establishing world-class supply chain partnerships, and managing inventory and worldwide logistics to support the company’s product delivery commitments. Before joining Cornelis Networks, Dave held executive roles including senior VP of operations at Netsurion, senior VP & GM at SWEMCO, VP of engineering at INRANGE Technologies, and VP of quality assurance at McData Corporation. Additionally, Dave is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University, where he teaches operations management, TQM, and business policy. Dave holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and engineering sciences from Drexel University and an MBA from Rowan University.