Ella Zhou

As Senior Director of Data Center Technologies and Partnerships at Siemens, Ella Zhou leads the technology roadmap and strategic partnerships across the data center ecosystem, spanning power, cooling and compute. Her focus is on orchestrating holistic, cross-domain solutions that solve critical scalability challenges for hyperscale and enterprise customers. She specializes in translating complex technical constraints into commercially viable strategies. This strategic lens was honed over 15 years of deep-tech leadership, including nearly a decade at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) leading flagship grid integration studies used to shape multi-billion dollar infrastructure investments. Her core areas of expertise include data center strategy and ecosystem partnerships; AI infrastructure (power, cooling, compute); grid modernization and decarbonization; and technology commercialization and AI strategy. She is always interested in connecting with leaders passionate about so