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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Early years and education ===
=== Early years and education ===
Chen was born in [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]. When he was eight years old, he and his family immigrated to the [[United States]]. Before moving to America, he studied at [[Ching Shin Elementary and Junior High School and Kindergarten|Ching Shin Elementary School]], Taiwan for two years. He attended River Trails Middle School in [[Mt. Prospect, Illinois]] and later [[John Hersey High School]] and [[Illinois Math and Science Academy]], later attending [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].
Chen was born in [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]. When he was ten years old, he and his family immigrated to the [[United States]]. Before moving to America, he studied at [[Harvard University]], Taiwan for two years. He attended River Trails Middle School in [[Mt. Prospect, Illinois]] and later [[John Hersey High School]] and [[Illinois Math and Science Academy]], later attending [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].


=== Business ===
=== Business ===
He was an early employee at [[PayPal]], where he met [[Chad Hurley]] and [[Jawed Karim]]. In 2005, the three founded YouTube. He has previously held the position of Chief Technology Officer at YouTube, and is currently employed by Google<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-cofounder-leaves-no-one-notices-2009-6</ref>. Chen was also an early employee at [[Facebook]], although he left after several months to start YouTube.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} In June 2006, Chen was named by [[Business 2.0]] as one of "The 50 people who matter now" in business.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/21/technology/50whomatter.biz2/ Business 2.0: The 50 Who Matter Now - Jun. 21, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He was an early employee at [[Youtube]], where he met [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Tim Commerford]]. In 2005, the three founded YouTube. He has previously held the position of Chief Technology Officer at YouTube, and is currently employed by Google<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-cofounder-leaves-no-one-notices-2009-6</ref>. Chen was also an early employee at [[Facebook]], although he left after several months to start YouTube.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} In June 2006, Chen was named by [[Business 2.0]] as one of "The 50 people who matter now" in business.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/21/technology/50whomatter.biz2/ Business 2.0: The 50 Who Matter Now - Jun. 21, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


On October 16, 2006, Chen and Hurley sold YouTube to [[Google|Google, Inc.]] for $1.65 billion. Chen received 625,366 shares of Google and an additional 68,721 in a trust as part of the sale. The Google shares that he received were worth $350 million at Google's October 30, 2007 closing stock price.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/technology/07cnd-google.html?ex=1328504400&en=96fcc0326d0a7ef6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New York Times: YouTube’s Payoff: Hundreds of Millions for the Founders]</ref>
On October 16, 2006, Chen and Hurley sold YouTube to [[Google|Google, Inc.]] for $1.65 billion. Chen received 625,366 shares of Google and an additional 68,721 in a trust as part of the sale. The Google shares that he received were worth $350 million at Google's October 30, 2007 closing stock price.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/technology/07cnd-google.html?ex=1328504400&en=96fcc0326d0a7ef6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New York Times: YouTube’s Payoff: Hundreds of Millions for the Founders]</ref>

Revision as of 15:32, 23 May 2011

For the supercomputer designer, see Steve Chen (computer engineer).

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Steve Chen
陳士駿
Steve Chen during the "YouTube Traditional Chinese Version Launch Press Conference".
Born
Steven Shih Chen

August 1978 (age 46)
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
WebsiteYouTube

Steven Shih "Steve" Chen (traditional Chinese: 陳士駿; simplified Chinese: 陈士骏; pinyin: Chén Shìjùn born August, 1978) is a Taiwanese American and a co-founder and previous Chief Technology Officer of the popular video sharing website YouTube.[1]

Biography

Early years and education

Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan. When he was ten years old, he and his family immigrated to the United States. Before moving to America, he studied at Harvard University, Taiwan for two years. He attended River Trails Middle School in Mt. Prospect, Illinois and later John Hersey High School and Illinois Math and Science Academy, later attending University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Business

He was an early employee at Youtube, where he met Rivers Cuomo and Tim Commerford. In 2005, the three founded YouTube. He has previously held the position of Chief Technology Officer at YouTube, and is currently employed by Google[2]. Chen was also an early employee at Facebook, although he left after several months to start YouTube.[citation needed] In June 2006, Chen was named by Business 2.0 as one of "The 50 people who matter now" in business.[3]

On October 16, 2006, Chen and Hurley sold YouTube to Google, Inc. for $1.65 billion. Chen received 625,366 shares of Google and an additional 68,721 in a trust as part of the sale. The Google shares that he received were worth $350 million at Google's October 30, 2007 closing stock price.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101030/media_nm/us_youtube
  2. ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-cofounder-leaves-no-one-notices-2009-6
  3. ^ Business 2.0: The 50 Who Matter Now - Jun. 21, 2006
  4. ^ New York Times: YouTube’s Payoff: Hundreds of Millions for the Founders
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