Operating Partner
Mano Nazar
Team | Operating Partners & Advisors

Mr. Nazar is an Operating Partner at AE Industrial, bringing over 35 years of extensive nuclear industry experience. Mr. Nazar previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BHI Energy, prior to its sale to Westinghouse Electric Company in 2022, and on the Board of Directors of ENERCON, prior to its sale to Oaktree Capital Management in 2023. Prior to joining AE Industrial in 2020, Mr. Nazar was president of the nuclear business unit at NextEra Energy, Inc., and currently serves as a consultant. He is president of Mano & Associates Consulting, LLC. As President at NextEra, Mr. Nazar was responsible for the safe operation of the company’s eight nuclear units. He also led the successful implementation of extended power uprates at six of NextEra Energy’s nuclear units, adding more than 700 megawatts to the nuclear fleet’s generation capacity. During his tenure, Mr. Nazar significantly improved nuclear fleet performance while simultaneously achieving the best industrial safety rate in the industry. He served as Chairman of the Industry Nuclear Power Council (NPC) Executive Committee and is a member of the National Academy for Nuclear Training’s National Nuclear Accrediting. Mr. Nazar was elected as the 2006 Nuclear Professional of the Year and received the prestigious 2007 WANO Nuclear Excellence Award.

Education
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte, BS
Prior Experience
  • NextEra Energy, Inc.
  • Industry Nuclear Power Council (NPC) Executive Committee