John Kurtzweil

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John Kurtzweil

John T. Kurtzweil has served as a director of SkyWater Technology since October 2020. He has served as principal of Kurtzweil Consulting, LLC, providing consulting services in the area of capital formation and accountancy since November 2014. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a semiconductor capital equipment company since May 2015 and he currently chairs its audit committee. Mr. Kurtzweil previously served as a director of Akoustis Technologies, Inc., an integrated device manufacturer for mobile and other wireless applications from January 2017 to July 2017, at which time he became the chief financial officer until November. From June 2015 to March 2017, Mr. Kurtzweil was vice president of finance of Cree, Inc., a provider of light emitting diode, lighting and semiconductor products, and chief financial officer of its subsidiary, Wolfspeed, a Cree Company. From 2012 until 2014, he served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and special advisor to the chief executive officer of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of open networking innovations. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Kurtzweil served as executive vice president, finance and as chief financial officer and treasurer of Cree, Inc. From 2004 to 2006, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company.


Mr. Kurtzweil holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas. He is a licensed CPA and CMA and an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.