Edward A. Schlesinger

Edward A. Schlesinger was promoted to EVP, CFO in February 2022. Prior to this, Schlesinger led the company’s Corporate Accounting, Compliance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Shared Services, and External Reporting functions since 2015. He was appointed senior vice president in 2019 and became a member of the Senior Leadership Team in 2020. He joined the company in 2013 as CFO of Corning’s Optical Communications segment. Prior to Corning, Schlesinger spent more than 20 years serving in various financial leadership roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Montclair State University and a Master of Business Administration from St. John’s University. He serves on the board of directors at Hemlock Semiconductor Group.

Prior to Corning, Schlesinger spent more than 20 years with American Standard and Ingersoll Rand, where he served in various finance leadership roles. He recently served as the vice president, Finance & Sector CFO for the Climate Solutions Sector for Ingersoll Rand.

Schlesinger holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Montclair State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from St. John’s University. He is a certified public accountant.