Zach Ellis

Zach Ellis

The Ohio State University

Director of New Ventures

Zach Ellis is Director of New Ventures at The Ohio State University. There, he is responsible for creating and cultivating spin out companies based on OSU technology. His portfolio responsibilities span all of life sciences, to include food and agriculture. Previously, Zach was on the corporate innovation team at PepsiCo. There he led US venture and academic partnerships, with a particular focus in agtech. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Zach was a member of the licensing team at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), where he worked to commercialize early-stage technologies in biotech and cleantech. Earlier in his career, Zach held various roles in consulting, business development and project management; and spent 7 years as an active duty officer in the US Navy.