# Michael Wei

> Michael Wei is the CEO of Accelight Technologies, a Pleasanton, California ODM that designs and manufactures optical transceivers, EDFA amplifiers, and passive fiber components for telecom carriers and AI data centers. He is an electrical engineer with three decades in the trenches of optical networking hardware, with earlier stops at Mitel, ADVA Optical Networking, Adaptix, Navini Networks, Schlumberger, and Invocon.

- **Role:** CEO at Accelight Technologies, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Accelight Technologies, Inc., Mitel, ADVA Optical Networking, Adaptix, Inc., Navini Networks, Schlumberger, Invocon, Inc.
- **Education:** M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Texas A&M University
- **Known for:** Leads Accelight's expansion into 400G/800G/1.6T optical transceiver production, Built a distributed operations footprint spanning Silicon Valley, Wuhan, and Thailand, 30+ years operating and building in the optical networking industry

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Engineer at Invocon and Schlumberger
- **2000s** — Director of Manufacturing Operations & GM, China Operations at Navini Networks
- **2000s** — VP of Operations at Adaptix, Inc.
- **2010s** — VP of Global EMS Management / Head of Global Sourcing at ADVA Optical Networking
- **2010s** — Operations leadership at Mitel
- **2022** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Accelight Technologies, Inc.
- **2026** — Accelight expanding to a 30,000 sqm factory and showcasing 1.6T optics at OFC 2026

## Achievements

- Leads Accelight's expansion into 400G/800G/1.6T optical transceiver production
- Built a distributed operations footprint spanning Silicon Valley, Wuhan, and Thailand
- 30+ years operating and building in the optical networking industry

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Accelight showcased 100G/400G/800G/1.6T optical transceiver modules at OFC 2026.
- **2026-01** — Announced a new 30,000 square meter factory expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://accelight.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwei75252/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09