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Lambda Appoints Charles Fisher as Chief Financial Officer


Lambda Appoints Charles Fisher as Chief Financial Officer
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  • February 20, 2026

Lambda, a leader in AI cloud infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Charles Fisher as Chief Financial Officer. Fisher will oversee the company's capital strategy and financial operations during this pivotal expansion phase, building on Lambda's momentum in providing high-performance GPU compute for AI training and inference.

Quick Intel

  • Charles Fisher appointed Chief Financial Officer at Lambda to lead capital strategy and financial operations for continued rapid growth.
  • Fisher joins from Turo, where he served as CFO, and previously as EVP of Corporate Finance & Development at Charter Communications.
  • He brings decades of experience managing large, complex balance sheets in fast-growing, capital-intensive businesses.
  • Fisher succeeds Heather Planishek, who transitioned from the Board to interim CFO to scale financial operations.
  • The appointment supports Lambda's expansion in serving enterprise, hyperscale, and AI research customers with supercomputing resources.
  • Lambda focuses on making AI compute ubiquitous, delivering GPU access at scale for the AI-driven economy.

Strategic Leadership Addition

Fisher's role will be central to shaping Lambda's approach to capital formation and allocation at massive scale. As the company builds out the world's AI infrastructure, he will drive financial frameworks to fuel sustained growth, enhance capital markets capabilities, and ensure efficient resource deployment to meet surging demand for hyperscale AI compute solutions.

Proven Track Record in High-Growth Sectors

Fisher arrives with extensive leadership in finance for rapidly scaling and capital-intensive organizations. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Turo, the world's largest car-sharing marketplace. Before that, he held the position of Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance & Development at Charter Communications, the second-largest broadband provider in the US, where he managed complex financial structures and supported significant business expansion.

"Lambda is building the world’s AI infrastructure; this effort requires the thoughtful formation and allocation of capital at a massive scale,” said Stephen Balaban, co-founder and CEO of Lambda. “Charles brings decades of experience from some of the fastest-growing and most capital-intensive businesses in America.”

“Lambda is building critical foundations for the AI-driven economy,” said Fisher. “I’m energized by the company’s ambition and the scale of the opportunity ahead. Building the financial infrastructure and capital framework to support sustained, long-term growth will be a key priority as Lambda continues to rise to meet the growing need for hyperscale AI infrastructure.”

This executive appointment strengthens Lambda's foundation as it scales to serve a diverse customer base—from individual AI researchers to large enterprises and hyperscalers. With Fisher's expertise in capital-intensive environments, Lambda is well-equipped to accelerate its mission of democratizing superintelligence compute and powering the next wave of AI innovation.

About Lambda

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Founded in 2012 by machine learning engineers published at NeurIPS and ICCV, Lambda builds supercomputers for AI training and inference. The company’s customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

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