Po-Chen Chen

Dr. Po-Chen Chen is a transformation and analytics executive driving AI, ML, and big data innovations across the utility sector. With a deep background in power systems—spanning grid edge analytics, outage management, and DER/EV integration—he bridges the gap between complex R&D and practical business strategy. An extensively decorated industry leader, Dr. Chen is a consecutive winner of the AEIC Achievement Award (2023, 2024), a Grand Prize winner of the DOE Digitizing Utility Grant, and a Public Utilities Fortnightly Charles Steinmetz Top Innovator. He holds multiple honors from the Utility Analytics Institute (UAI), including the Top 25 Thought Leaders Award. Beyond his corporate leadership, Dr. Chen is an active advisor for DistribuTech, AEIC, and IEEE, alongside a robust academic footprint featuring over 25 published works and multiple exceptional reviewer awards from IEEE Transactions societies.