Background
Chen was born in Taichung, Taiwan.
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Education
Chen attended National Chengchi University in Taipei where she earned a degree in philosophy.
Career
In 2010, CRN Magazine named her as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Executives in the Industry". She was fifth on the 2012 Forbes list of "Asia"s 50 Power Businesswomen". One of her earlier memories was when her house caught fire from some downed telephone wires.
She struggled with a fear of telephones for years after the incident.
After graduation she worked briefly in the publishing industry. In 1984 she moved to United States where she received a master"s degree in management information systems from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Back in Taiwan, she worked briefly for Acer Incorporated. in their research department before leaving to write for a Chinese newspaper. Chen was executive vice president of the company until 1996 when she became chief technology officer
During her tenure as Chief Technology Officer she devised the Network VirusWall.
In 2005, she assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer at Trend Micro. In April of the same year, she faced her first challenge when a faulty virus definition file caused PCs equipped with Trend Micro to freeze. Chen redesigned the software architecture to prevent a future malfunction.
Under her leadership, Trend Micro has shifted its focus from traditional antivirus to cloud protection, purchasing Canadian security company Third Brigade in 2009 and cloud storage service humyo in 2010.
