Eva Chen
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1959 (age 65–66)
Eva Chen | |
|---|---|
| 陳怡樺 | |
| Born | Yi-Fen Chen 1959 (age 65–66) Taichung, Taiwan |
| Education | National Chengchi University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, business executive |
| Children | 2 |
Eva Yi-Hwa Chen is a Taiwanese business executive and the co-founder and chief executive of Trend Micro, one of the world's largest software security firms.[1] 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".[2]
Chen was born in Taichung, Taiwan. 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.[3]
Chen attended National Chengchi University in Taipei where she earned a degree in philosophy. 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.[2] Back in Taiwan, she worked briefly for Acer Inc. in their research department[4] before leaving to write for a Chinese newspaper.[3]