John Dexheimer

John Dexheimer has been an investor and advisor in the optical sector for more than 30 years. As an investment banker in the 1990s, he led the IPO of the predecessor to Lumentum and advised on dozens of financings and M&A transactions involving photonics and optical communications companies. He is currently an active venture investor and advisor to private companies focused on AI, quantum technologies, and sensing. He serves as a mentor at the NYU EFL accelerator and holds an MBA from Harvard.