CoreWeave Hires Former Rivian Finance Chief Jeff Baker as Chief Accounting Officer

October 22, 2026, 18:02Source: CoreWeave

CoreWeave, which calls itself the AI Hyperscaler, has appointed Jeff Baker as its Chief Accounting Officer. Baker joins from Rivian, where he held the same title, and brings more than 20 years of finance and accounting leadership experience, according to the company.

Key points

CoreWeave appointed Jeff Baker as Chief Accounting Officer.
Baker previously served as Chief Accounting Officer at Rivian and spent 2014 to 2021 at the Clorox Company.
He will oversee financial reporting, compliance, tax strategy and internal controls, reporting to CFO Nitin Agrawal.
CoreWeave says it raised $12 billion in the past 12 months and committed $3.5 billion to Europe.

Who is Jeff Baker

According to CoreWeave, Baker has more than 20 years of experience in various finance and accounting leadership roles. His most recent post was Chief Accounting Officer at Rivian, which he joined in May 2021. The company says he had an instrumental role in Rivian's initial public offering and in building the accounting processes needed to support its rapid growth.

From 2014 to 2021, Baker held senior roles at the Clorox Company, where he oversaw accounting, tax, financial integration, shared services and Sarbanes Oxley organizations. He also worked in finance and accounting roles at other multinational publicly traded companies and began his career at Deloitte.

Scope of the new role

In his new position, Baker will oversee all aspects of CoreWeave's accounting functions. CoreWeave lists financial reporting, compliance, tax strategy and internal controls among them. He will report directly to Chief Financial Officer Nitin Agrawal and work with the executive team on financial efficiency and what the company describes as robust financial stewardship.

Agrawal described Baker as "a veteran with extensive experience and a proven track record in driving business growth and establishing world-class accounting operations," according to the CoreWeave announcement. He added that Baker's expertise and leadership "will be invaluable as we continue to scale our operations and deliver cutting-edge AI infrastructure solutions to our global customer base."

Baker said he "jumped at the chance to join this remarkable team at such a pivotal time in the company's journey."

Growth backdrop

The announcement places the hire in the context of rapid expansion. CoreWeave says it raised $12 billion from equity and debt investors in the past 12 months. In June, it announced a new London headquarters and European expansion, creating over 120 new jobs across engineering, operations, finance and go-to-market, along with a commitment to invest a total of $3.5 billion across Europe.

The company also states that in 2023 it more than quadrupled its data center presence and anticipates doubling that figure globally by the end of 2024.

What it means

The appointment adds an executive with public company experience to CoreWeave's finance leadership while the company scales its infrastructure business. Baker's background includes work on an IPO and on accounting systems for a fast-growing company. The company's boilerplate notes that CoreWeave, established in 2017, completed its public listing on Nasdaq (CRWV) in March 2025. The source does not give a start date for Baker or further details on how the role will change the finance organization.