Alex Zhu

CEO at ES Foundry | Leading US Solar Cell Manufacturer

Role
Chief Executive Officer at ES Foundry
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
General Business & ManagementView LinkedIn profile

About Alex Zhu

Chase my dreamWork for a green futureMy heart follows where the road goesSEMI Standards Technical Committee Member (China Photovoltaic 2012/20••••25 : Speaker in PV Cell Tech USA Topics: Building a Domestic PV Manufacturing Ecosystem: Pathways & Challenge 2025 : Speaker in RE+ 2025 Topics: Financing Clean Energy Projects Amidst Supply Chain Uncertainty 2025 : Speaker in Solar Made in the USA Topics: Panel Discussion: New Strategies for Solar Manufacturing in the USA 2024: Speaker in PV Cell Tech USA Topics: Building a U.S. PV manufacturing ecosystem 2021: Speaker in SNEC 2021, Shanghai, China Topics: How to select the best racker under the “3060 Carbon Neutral” 2020: Speaker in InterSolar 2020, San Diego, USA Topics: Leveling UP solar PV: Becoming a more responsible environmental citizen 2016: Speaker at US solar market insight 2016 (GTM) Topics: What does the Future of Rooftop PV Technology Hold? 2015: Speaker at US solar market insight 2015 (GTM) Topics: Metrics that Matter for Module Reliability 2014: Speaker at Polymers in Photovoltaics 2014 Topics: What module makers want from encapsulant and backsheet 2013: Speaker at Solarcom China, Shanghai, China Topics: Customer Oriented Product Development 2012: Speaker at Global Demand Conference VI, Munich, Germany Topics: The Dragon is flying but underwater. Confusing market outlook in 20••••11: Speaker at ATRAA 2011, Melbourne, Australia Topics: Beyond the panel: The new innovation opportunity 2010: Speaker at CEIBS 5th Being Globally Responsible Conference (2010), Shanghai Topics: Outlook of Solar Energy in China and Beyond. 2010: Session Chairman at 25th EU PVSEC, Valencia, Spain Sessions Topics: PV Markets in 2020

Experience

  1. Chief Executive Officer

    ES Foundry

    Oct 2023 — Present · US

    US-based solar cell manufacturer with 3GW capacity

Education

  • National University of Singapore

    M.Sc, Chemistry

    1998 — 2000

  • University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

    MBA, Strategy and general management

    2004 — 2006

Skills

  • Solar Energy
  • International Business
  • Cleantech
  • Business Development
  • Strategy
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Start-Ups
  • Silicon
  • Solar Cells
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Product Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Venture Capital
  • Materials Science
  • R&D
  • Alternative Energy
  • Product Marketing
  • Management
  • Energy Storage
  • Business Strategy
  • Project Development
  • Solar Pv
  • Product Launch
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Engineering
  • Renewable Energy
  • Photovoltaics
  • Product Management
  • Global Strategy
  • Semiconductors
  • Leadership
  • Design of Experiments
  • Manufacturing

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