Chairman, president and CEO, energy technology / generator manufacturer · Generac Holdings Inc. · Waukesha, Wisconsin
Aaron Jagdfeld
Aaron P. Jagdfeld, chairman/president/CEO of Generac (NYSE: GNRC), headquartered in the Town of Genesee with a Waukesha mailing address. Not founder Robert Kern; not other Generac executives.
Net worth
$100 million+
September 17, 2026
About
Aaron Jagdfeld is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Generac, the Greater Waukesha energy-technology company whose corporate campus sits in the Town of Genesee.
He joined Generac's finance department in 1994, became CFO in 2002, president in 2007, CEO in September 2008, and chairman in 2016, leading the firm's shift from backup generators into a broader portfolio of residential, industrial, and clean-energy solutions.
Before Generac he worked in Deloitte & Touche's Milwaukee audit practice after earning a BBA in accounting from UW–Whitewater, where he also competed in track and field. Wisconsin 275 profiles put Generac above $4 billion in annual revenue with more than 9,000 employees under his watch, including a large local footprint.
Jagdfeld serves on the boards of Milwaukee World Festival Inc. (Summerfest) and The Hillman Group. Generac remains one of Waukesha County's defining manufacturers, with its Genesee campus carrying a Waukesha postal identity that keeps the public-company CEO on this city page.
Companies and affiliations
- Generac Holdings Inc.
Notable facts
BizTimes Wisconsin 275: Jagdfeld is chairman, president and CEO of Generac (Town of Genesee); president 2007, CEO 2008, chairman 2016; company cited at more than $4 billion revenue and 9,000+ employees.
Investor materials and SEC filings list Generac headquarters with a Waukesha, Wisconsin mailing address for the Town of Genesee campus.
UW–Whitewater alumni coverage: BBA accounting 1993; Deloitte Milwaukee audit practice before joining Generac finance in 1994.
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- Aaron Jagdfeld is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Generac, the Greater Waukesha energy-technology company whose corporate campus sits in the Town of Genesee. He joined Generac's finance department in 1994, became CFO in 2002, president in 2007, CEO in September 2008, and chairman in 2016, leading…
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