Luminar Stock Is Getting Crushed After Founder's Abrupt Exit

Luminar's charismatic founder, Austin Russell, left the company last night after an internal investigation. Shares are reeling.

May 15, 2025 - 16:40
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Luminar Stock Is Getting Crushed After Founder's Abrupt Exit

Shares of lidar maker Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR) were trading sharply lower on Thursday morning, after the company announced that its founder would depart following an internal investigation.

As of 10:30 a.m. ET, Luminar's shares were down about 17.6% from Wednesday's closing price.

Luminar said late on Wednesday that its founder, chairman, and CEO, Austin Russell, had resigned effective immediately "following a code of business conduct and ethics inquiry" by the board of directors' audit committee.

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