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Derek Jensen

Supporter · DISC type s
CFO / Head of Corporate Development at Swave Photonics
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Derek Jensen serves as the CFO and Head of Corporate Development at Swave Photonics, a holographic display technology company. His extensive background includes senior corporate development roles at Magic Leap and GlobalFoundries, and over a decade in technology investment banking. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has an MS in Mechanical Engineering.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
CFO / Head of Corporate Development
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Derek shows up

Social Proof Driven
Calm
Slow To Decisions

They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people. They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally. Their motivation stems from the impact that their decisions can have on the organization.


Priorities

Topics Derek cares about

Holographic Technology
As a key executive at Swave Photonics, he is directly involved in commercializing Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) for next-generation spatial computing and AR.
Technology Investment
His career includes over a decade in semiconductor-focused technology investment banking and leadership roles in corporate development at major tech firms.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
CFO / Head of Corporate Development
Swave Photonics
12-2021 - 6-2025
Chief Financial Officer | Board Member
SK Growth Opportunities Corporation
2-2020 - 12-2021
Vice President of Corporate Development
SK
2018 - 2020
Vice President Corporate Business Development
Magic Leap
2016 - 2018
Vice President, Corporate Development and M&A
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
In the press

Media appearances

Derrick Jensen keynote speech -- Earth at Risk Conference 2014. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MSME
University of Illinois Chicago
BSME
University of Minnesota
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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