Summit Speaker: Jack Peurach

Jack Peurach

Executive Vice President, Research and Development
SunPower Corporation

Jack Peurach serves as SunPower’s executive vice president, research and development where he is responsible for all aspects of SunPower’s PV cell, module, and systems research and product development.  Previously, Peurach led the research and development efforts for SunPower’s PV Systems, PV Modules, and Advanced Product Development groups. Prior to the company’s acquisition of PowerLight, Peurach was PowerLight’s vice president, product development, where he drove systems product strategy and development for product execution and management, and built a pipeline for a number of new products.  Earlier in his career, he was a strategy consultant for Mercer Management Consulting and director of engineering at Berkeley Process Control, Inc.  Peurach holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University, a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master of business administration, finance and entrepreneurship from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.