Howard P. Lukens

Howard is a senior executive with 30 years of experience at the highest levels of corporate management. His industry experience ranges from satellite communications to packet switching systems to optical telecommunications systems. Howard was formerly the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at QuantumScape. Prior to QuantumScape, he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Infinera Corporation where he oversaw every major win from pre-product through $400M+ annual revenue and took the company from startup to the #1 position in the North American DWDM market. Prior to Infinera, he was Vice President of Worldwide Strategic Sales at CIENA Corporation, where he was responsible for CIENA’s largest sales initiatives around the world. Howard holds a BS in Business Management from George Mason University.