James Nygaard

Director of Finance/CFO at CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.

Net worth: 28 M $ as of 2026-05-30

52 year

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James P.
Nygaard is currently Managing Director at XMS Capital Partners LLC since 2008 and Chief Financial Officer at Core Scientific, Inc. starting in 2025.
Formerly, Mr. Nygaard was Chief Financial Officer at Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp.
from 2021 to 2022, Chief Financial Officer at Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.
from 2007 to 2022, and Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CORE SCIENTIFIC INC 0.33%	2026-05-19	1,043,056 ( 0.33% )	28 M $	2026-05-30

James Nygaard active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.	Director of Finance/CFO	2025-03-16
XMS Capital Partners LLC XMS Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides financial advisory services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-08-10

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Former positions of James Nygaard

Companies	Position	End
POWL INFRPAR	Director of Finance/CFO	2021-12-31
POWL INFR	Director of Finance/CFO	2021-12-31
MORGAN STANLEY	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	6
Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth and asset management, trading & investment banking services	Finance
XMS Capital Partners LLC XMS Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides financial advisory services	Finance
University of Illinois University of Illinois Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Core Scientific, Inc. Core Scientific, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides crypto mining and hosting solutions	Technology Services