Meet the Entrepreneurs: Ping Zhou
Ping Zhou is the Managing Director of Shanghai International Institute of Design and Innovation(SIIDI) and former Head of Operations of Google Greater China. SIIDI aims to help accelerate commercialization of academic research, achieve cross-disciplinary collabrations, and create innovative entrepreneurial projects.
At Google, Ping focused on engineering talent and leadership development, Google's culture of innovation, and organization performance improvement. After completing projects in North America and Europe, Ping was assigned to Beijing as the Google Greater China head of operations, managing the overall business of all offices in the greater China region. He was also appointed as the general manager of Google joint ventures in China
Prior to Google, Ping worked in the high-tech industry as an expert in industrial engineering, process improvement, and system learning design. He also worked at major multinationals, such as Cerner and NCR. During the past decade, Ping has been focusing on the Internet industry, with a strong interest in promoting innovation and transforming traditional industries. His eventual goal is to improve human work environments and quality of life.