Giovanni Barbarossa

Chief Strategy Officer

Giovanni Barbarossa joined Coherent Corp. in 2012 and has been the Chief Strategy Officer of the company since 2019. From 2019 to 2025, he was also President of the Materials Segment. Previously, Dr. Barbarossa was the Chief Technology Officer of the company and President of the Laser Solutions Segment.

Dr. Barbarossa worked at Avanex Corporation from 2000 through 2009 in various executive positions in product development and general management, ultimately becoming President and Chief Executive Officer. After merging Avanex with Bookham into Oclaro, Inc., Dr. Barbarossa became a member of the Board of Directors of Oclaro, serving in that role from 2009 to 2012. Previously, he had management responsibilities at British Telecom Labs, AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, and Hewlett-Packard. 

Dr. Barbarossa graduated cum laude from the University of Bari, Italy, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and has a Ph.D. in Photonics from the University of Glasgow, U.K.