Howard Wenger

Howard Wenger serves as President of Nextracker and is passionate about enabling a clean all-electric future. He has worked for more than 35 years in the solar and utility power field and has served in leadership and board positions of industry-leading companies. Howard served as President of Solaria Corporation from 2020-2021 and as a Board Director from 2019 to 2022. Most notably, Mr. Wenger served as an executive officer of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) for ten years, joining the company upon the acquisition of PowerLight. He served as president and CEO of SunPower Systems, with global responsibility for the residential, commercial, and utility power plant businesses. SunPower/PowerLight grew from $20 million to over $3 billion in revenue with over 10,000 employees during Wenger’s tenure. Mr. Wenger currently serves as an advisor and board member for the California Solar and Storage Association, Solaria Corporation, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), and as a trustee for the University of California at Santa Barbara. Howard held various management, engineering and research positions at several companies, including AstroPower, Inc., Pacific Energy Group, PG&E and Intersol Power Corporation. Mr. Wenger holds a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies from UCSB and a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, and has authored over 75 technical publications.