# Wei Zhou

> Wei Zhou is the founder and CEO of Centrillion Technologies, based in Palo Alto. Trained in science and law, he previously led advanced technology and intellectual property at Affymetrix and was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He also cofounded Sentieon.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Centrillion Technologies
- **Organizations:** Centrillion Technologies, Sentieon, Affymetrix, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Covington & Burling, HYSTA
- **Education:** Ph.D.; John Lee Pratt Fellow, Virginia Tech, Postdoctoral training, Emory University, J.D.; associate editor, Stanford Law Review, Stanford University Law School, General Management Program, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Centrillion and cofounded Sentieon., Helped build Affymetrix’s China operations., Coauthored research on suspended DNA bridges.

## Career timeline

- **1995–1998** — Studied at Stanford Law School; joined Affymetrix while a student.
- **Until 2008** — Vice president of intellectual property and advanced technology at Affymetrix; also built its China business.
- **Before 2009** — Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
- **2009** — Founded Centrillion.
- **2014** — HYSTA chairman; Sentieon, which he cofounded, was incorporated in July.
- **2016** — As Origin president, participated in a bid for Affymetrix; the bid was withdrawn.
- **2021** — Coauthored the DNA bridges paper published November 22 in PLOS ONE.
- **2023** — Centrillion entered a technology license and transfer agreement with 10x Genomics in January.
- **2025** — Listed as a panel speaker in IEEE CAI’s AI standards programme.

## Achievements

- Founded Centrillion and cofounded Sentieon.
- Helped build Affymetrix’s China operations.
- Coauthored research on suspended DNA bridges.
- Served as HYSTA chairman in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — IEEE CAI programme materials listed Zhou as a speaker on an industry AI standards panel.

## Links

- Website: https://www.centrilliontech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnastory

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