A retired higher education IT executive with proven experience building an integrated and secure IT environment for institutions that enables learning/teaching/research, operations and advancement. Recognized as a senior Fulbright specialist (03-08, re-enrolled 2013-18) and for his exemplary leadership and public services as one of the final nominees for Texas State CIO of the Year (2008). Receive Chancellor’s Award on Outstanding Contribution to the SUNY System IT Shared Services. Dr. Chen received his MS and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). His doctoral research focused on information technology’s impact on human cognitive development, artificial intelligence in software design, human interaction with computers; and early web and portal development. He was the First-Place winner in the CBT Directions 1991 Screen Design Competition in Boston, and won the Doctoral Thesis/Project Grant Award from the UIUC. He served as a grant reviewer for the US Department of Education and has received multi-grants in supporting instructional and information technology from NSF, USDA and others.