Christopher Mays

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Director of Finance, Cloud Capacity at CoreWeave

Alameda, California, United States

Overview

Christopher is the Director of Finance at CoreWeave, specializing in tech finance for cloud capacity and operations. His career began in process engineering, developing bioplastics, before he transitioned to finance roles at Intel and Google, where he managed datacenter costs and GPU product finance. He holds a BS in Sustainable Manufacturing and an MBA from the University of California, Davis.

His background combines a hands-on interest in manufacturing and engineering with a focus on social impact. This is shown by his Certified Manufacturing Technologist credential and an award for his potential leadership in corporate social responsibility and environmental management. He has also taken courses in advanced polymers processing and CAD.

He has a unique career path that bridges developing bioplastic formulations and leading process engineering teams to managing finance for cutting-edge AI and cloud GPU infrastructure.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Precise

ROI Driven

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

AI & GPU Infrastructure
He is building a finance team to plan and deploy the next generation of GPUs, which he describes as "driving the AI revolution. "
Cloud Capacity Finance
His expertise lies in the strategic financial planning for datacenter capacity, a core responsibility in his roles at both CoreWeave and Google.
Advanced Financial Modeling
He actively recruits professionals with "advanced and impeccable financial modeling skills" to join his high-impact team.

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Work History

5-2025
Director of Finance, Cloud Capacity at CoreWeave
12-2024 - 5-2025
Senior Finance Manager at CoreWeave
5-2024 - 12-2024
Finance Manager at CoreWeave
4-2024 - 5-2024
Cloud Finance GPU Product Lead at Google
6-2021 - 5-2024
Cloud Capacity Finance Lead at Google

Education

2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
2008 - 2012
BS from California State University, Chico

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Insights For Selling To Christopher

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christopher is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christopher

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christopher move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Christopher take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Christopher

Personality Compatibility


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