Morteza Talebi

Dr. Morteza Talebi is Vice President of Workforce Development at POWERX and a workforce strategist focused on building high-performing teams across power systems and data center industries. With over 17 years of experience, he is a strategic, servant-minded leader dedicated to developing people, advancing technical education, and creating scalable workforce pathways that close skill gaps across the energy sector.

He integrates technical excellence, human performance, and quality programs to drive workforce capability and operational impact, while partnering with industry and workforce organizations to expand opportunity. Morteza has authored numerous thought leadership articles and technical publications and actively contributes to industry initiatives, including serving on and supporting conference committees. He holds a PhD in Power Systems from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and an MS in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University.