Steve Chien brings 20 years of experience in the IT industry, identifying innovative technologies to support R&D and to guide the development of life-cycle methodologies. He was a principal staff member at Product Lab and led big data analysis and cloud data center development. Previously, Mr. Chien was a senior management staff member of eCommerce division of GSI Commerce that powered sites such as Ralph Lauren, ToysRUs, and the NFL. Before GSI, he was Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering and Service Operations at Moka LLC, a technology company that developed SMS realtime translation solutions in both the U.S. and Asia.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Chien served as Chief Architect of WisageTech, a technology company which developed enterprise project and portfolio management solutions for companies such as Lockheed Martin, Bank of Montreal, and Amway. Prior to WisageTech, he was a Senior Manager at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Steve was directing technologies of the middleware platform for the Clearing unit. Prior to HKEx, Steve was Senior Director of Platform at InterWorld Corp., a leading eCommerce company that provided solutions to enterprises including Disney, Marks & Spencer, and Brooks Brother. Mr. Chien holds an MA in Computer Sciences from New York University and a BA in Power Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.