David Costar

David Costar is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Information Officer at Wolfspeed. As CIO, David is responsible for leading Wolfspeed’s business transformation to deliver scale and efficiency through modernized digital capabilities, advanced process automation, and enterprise shared services. He is also responsible for setting Wolfspeed’s technology vision and strategy and supports the global business solutions, applications and infrastructure that underpins Wolfspeed’s global operations.

During David’s tenure at Wolfspeed, David has also served as the Head of Talent Management and Vice President, Human Capital Management. In these roles, he implemented a comprehensive talent strategy, led a strategic program to increase manager effectiveness, and spearheaded Wolfspeed’s HR business and technology transformation. This transformation included the implementation of a new enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) platform, HR shared services and a new employee service center.

In addition to his CIO duties at Wolfspeed, David serves as a Governing Member of the Evanta CIO Community and is an active resident of the greater Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) area. In 2022, David joined the Board of Kramden Institute.

David holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations from Auburn University and has over 20 years of diverse, global experience in Semiconductor, High Tech, Big 4 Consulting, and professional services and has a successful track record of enabling business strategy with effective technology.