# Manuel Terranova

> Manuel Terranova is CEO, president and co-founder of Peaxy, the industrial software company founded in 2012. A former GE executive who led a $5.2 billion portfolio, he works across industrial data, battery analytics and digital twins. His earlier career includes Xerox PARC and GE Oil & Gas, and he serves as vice chair of the Hiller Aviation Museum.

- **Role:** CEO, President and Co-founder at Peaxy
- **Organizations:** Peaxy, General Electric, GE Oil & Gas, Xerox PARC, Hiller Aviation Museum, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- **Education:** Degrees in German literature and political science, Cornell University, Master’s degree in international economics and international law, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
- **Known for:** Led a $5.2 billion portfolio at GE’s Drilling and Production business., Helped create a $200 million subsea equipment joint venture in sub-Saharan Africa., Received GE’s Chairman’s Award for Technology and Innovation in 2010.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Worked on e-business solutions for Xerox.com as an Internet program manager based at Xerox PARC.
- **1999-2002** — Managed e-business strategy in GE’s Corporate Initiatives Group and co-founded SupportCentral with two colleagues.
- **2002-2006** — General manager and CIO for information management at GE Oil & Gas.
- **2006-2007** — General manager of GE’s PII Integrity Services.
- **2007-2010** — Head of Subsea Production Systems and Commercial Operations at GE Drilling and Production Systems.
- **2010** — Received GE’s Chairman’s Award for Technology and Innovation from Jeff Immelt.
- **2010-2012** — Senior vice president of regional operations and global sales at GE Oil & Gas’s Drilling and Production Unit.
- **2012** — Co-founded Peaxy; the company emerged from stealth in November.
- **2013 onward** — Participated in National Academies and Transportation Research Board committee work concerning offshore operations.
- **2018** — Peaxy ranked No. 327 on the Inc. 5000, reporting three-year revenue growth of 1,506%.

## Achievements

- Led a $5.2 billion portfolio at GE’s Drilling and Production business.
- Helped create a $200 million subsea equipment joint venture in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Received GE’s Chairman’s Award for Technology and Innovation in 2010.
- Co-founded Peaxy in 2012.
- Serves as vice chair of the Hiller Aviation Museum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Peaxy published an overview of digital twins in battery analytics, extending the company’s public discussion of lifecycle optimization.
- **2025-06** — Peaxy announced EcoGrid implementation for CACIP’s Digital Energy initiative in Sardinia.
- **2025-02** — Peaxy announced a hydrogen digital twin deployment; Terranova said the technology had been in development for over seven years.

## Links

- Website: https://peaxy.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelterranova/

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