Dr. Chen is a renowned expert and leader in the field of global telecommunications and Internet infrastructure development. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of GRIC Communications, Inc. since he founded it in 1994, and led its successful IPO on Nasdaq during 1999. GRIC is a global leader in deploying and operating the world's largest remote access network with 15,152 POPs in 150 countries. GRIC's 300+ customers and partners include the world's largest telecommunications and Internet service providers, such as AOL, NTT, China Telecom, Singapore Telecom, France Telecom, Cable and Wireless, and many others.

Prior to GRIC, he founded and was president and CEO of Aimnet, a successful Northern California Internet service provider that was acquired by Verio in 1997, which was sold to NTT in 2000 for $5.6B. His previous experience was in engineering, working in the networking industry.

Dr. Chen is a very respected new economy leader in the Asia Pacific community. He is the Chairman of the Asian American Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the largest Asia Pacific focused, high-tech business and executive association in Silicon Valley with over 1000 members. He is the President of the Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association, the "Churchill Club" of Mainland-born Chinese business leaders. He is also one of only two mainland Chinese who brought their companies public in the U.S in the 90s.

Dr. Chen has received numerous awards. In 2000, the business week of Taiwan named him one of the 100 most influential Chinese new world economy leaders. He also received an honorary professorship at one of the most prestigious Chinese universities, Xian Jiaotong University. Dr. Chen is considered a leading Asian entrepreneur, especially one who was born in China and started a business in the U.S. His stories have been reported in top notch media, such as Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Asia Wall Street Journal, Far East Review, China's People Daily, ABC, NPR, KEQD, CCTV, and many other prestigious magazines.