Fabric.AI Taps Egon Zehnder for Critical Search
May 29, 2026 – Global leadership advisory firm Egon Zehnder has been retained by NASDAQ-traded AI infrastructure company Fabric.AI to lead the search for a senior project management executive.
“Egon Zehnder’s reputation, global reach, and deep expertise across AI, advanced technologies, and organizational leadership make them an ideal partner for Fabric.AI at this stage of our growth,” said Josh Silverman, CEO of Fabric.AI. “We are building a company with the ambition to solve real bottlenecks in AI infrastructure, and that requires real operating discipline. Following Bill Maffucci’s appointment to lead development of our Neural I/o program, this search reflects our commitment to pairing a bold technical vision with the leadership needed to execute it.”
Fabric.AI believes the addition of an experienced project management leader will strengthen the company’s ability to execute across multiple high-priority development programs while positioning the organization for long-term growth.
The search adds to a period of accelerating momentum for Fabric.AI. In recent months, the company has named Bill Maffucci as head of development for its Neural I/o chip program, advanced the development of its MicroLED-based optical interconnect technology in collaboration with Kopin Corporation, and entered into non-disclosure agreements with two major semiconductor companies to explore potential applications of its technology. The new project management executive is expected to help coordinate the complex engineering, product development, partnership, and commercialization workstreams now running in parallel across the organization. The Egon Zehnder engagement is one of several planned additions to the company’s team in the near term.
Egon Zehnder’s technology and AI practice specializes in identifying executives capable of driving innovation in rapidly evolving industries, and has worked with more than 30 percent of the world’s top 1,000 organizations on executive assessment and leadership development initiatives.
Fabric.AI is an infrastructure company building a suite of fabless semiconductor technologies to power AI factories — smart data centers optimized for producing intelligence at scale. Fabric.AI is developing MicroLED-based optical interconnects and intends to pursue other system-critical semiconductor solutions designed to unlock faster, more efficient, and more scalable AI workloads. The company’s mission is to help solve the bottlenecks of AI data centers through breakthrough technologies in AI infrastructure.
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Egon Zehnder currently ranks as a Top 5 global executive search firm, according to Hunt Scanlon Media. With more than 500 consultants in 70 offices and 36 countries around the globe, Egon Zehnder works with public and private corporations, family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to provide board advisory services, CEO and leadership succession planning, executive search and assessment, and leadership development solutions. Since 1964, the firm has been at the forefront of defining top leadership in the face of changing economic conditions as well as major transitions in the executive search field.
Recent Alliance
Egon Zehnder recently formed an alliance with IMD, a leading business school in global executive education, to facilitate board directors’ personal growth and elevate board performance. The partnership combines IMD’s academic rigor and deep connections to global boards with Egon Zehnder’s unparalleled expertise in leadership and board effectiveness. Together, they will co-create tailored development experiences that blend research, real-world diagnostics, and practical guidance to support directors navigating today’s complex business environment.
“Exceptional boards are built by board members who continually evolve in their expertise, personal development and team culture,” said Francesco Buquicchio, CEO of Egon Zehnder. “Through our partnership with IMD, a world class institution in executive education, board directors and chairs will receive a best in class offering, supporting them in reaching their full potential, strengthening collective effectiveness, and elevating governance across Europe and around the world.”
“This collaboration comes at a pivotal moment,” said David Bach, president of IMD. “Today’s board members navigate extraordinary complexity, from AI governance to sustainability oversight to geopolitical risk. At IMD we are embedded in the corporate world, working alongside boards as they tackle these challenges. When you combine this with Egon Zehnder’s board leadership expertise, you enable development experiences that translate directly into boardroom impact.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
