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CEO & Co-founder
Innovation. It’s what fuels Trend Micro’s spirit. It’s the very essence by which Trend Micro’s vision becomes reality. And for CEO and co-founder Eva Chen, it is at the heart of everything she has done – and will do – for the transnational company.
Ever since its inception in 1988, Eva has helped spearhead Trend Micro’s emergence as one of the world’s most innovative antivirus security companies. Before becoming CEO, Eva served as executive vice president from 1988-1996 and CTO from 1996-2004. During that time, she made an indelible mark on the company and the security landscape as a whole. Under her direction, Trend Micro produced a chronology of industry firsts, from unique products to outbreak management approaches. As a result of her innovation and leadership, she was appointed CEO in late 2004.
Vision In many cases, the industry has followed Trend Micro’s lead. For instance, Eva led the migration from desktop security to comprehensive network protection. It was at this time, serving as Trend Micro’s CTO, that Eva helped develop the industry’s first centralized antivirus solutions for gateways, email systems, and file servers. She secured five key patents to anchor these unique solutions. These patents involve innovations in automatic virus detection, virus removal, and security for email and other critical applications. In addition, Eva conceptualized and delivered Network VirusWall, a first-of-its-kind outbreak prevention appliance that protects multiple network segments and servers. | "Because of the critical reliance on networks, the need to protect against new, unpredictable threats will inevitably grow. That is Trend Micro's opportunity -- to provide threat lifecycle management solutions and timely update services that integrate within the network information flow, not merely on the desktop or at particular destinations. Our growth hinges on how well we take advantage of that opportunity." - Eva Chen |
To enable customers to leverage these solutions effectively, Eva helped deliver Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy, the industry’s first strategic approach for managing outbreaks across the network. Instead of adhering to the traditional one-size-fits-all approach for desktops, Eva acknowledged the need to address outbreaks as a series of stages that present distinct challenges and require different solutions throughout the network environment. Enterprise Protection Strategy marked the first time any antivirus security company delivered specific solutions to target specific areas of the network at specific stages of an outbreak’s lifecycle.
Eva’s prominent role in this innovation reset the industry standard and broadened the value of antivirus security to businesses and consumers alike. Because of Eva’s work in establishing Enterprise Protection Strategy as a trusted, proven approach for defending against malicious threats, Trend Micro is more than a provider of antivirus products. The company is a trusted partner that leverages rich expertise and customer relationships to provide timely updates now and in the future.
Achievement
Throughout her career, Eva has received industry recognition for her achievements in information security. An avid writer and frequent speaker, Eva has delivered numerous keynotes and produced numerous papers and articles on Internet security. Of her many accolades and accomplishments, some of the most prominent include:
- One of the 50 most powerful people in networking, Network World, 2004
- One of the top five "Women of Vision”, Information Security, 2003
- Tribute to Women in the Industry (TWIN) award, YWCA, 2001
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Secure Computing, 2001
- Won Judges Award from Secure Computing for "Poison Java", 2000
Personal
Eva holds a master's degree in business administration as well as a master's degree in information science from the University of Texas, Dallas. She earned a degree in philosophy from Chen Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan.
