# Pehong Chen

> Pehong Chen is a Taiwanese-American computer scientist, software founder, and investor. He co-founded Gain Technology, founded BroadVision in 1993 and led it until its 2020 acquisition, and now chairs BroadVision Group. His work spans personalized commerce, business collaboration, startup investment, and support for university research.

- **Role:** Founder and Chairman at BroadVision Group
- **Organizations:** BroadVision Group, BroadVision, Inc. (former), Gain Technology (co-founder; former), Sybase (former), Weibo, SINA (former director), Committee of 100, University of California, Berkeley
- **Nationality:** Taiwanese-American
- **Education:** B.S., Computer Science, National Taiwan University, M.S., Computer Science, Indiana University, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, Executive program in business and management, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded BroadVision and took it public in 1996., Co-founded Gain Technology, acquired by Sybase in 1992., Developed personalized commerce and enterprise collaboration software through BroadVision.

## Career timeline

- **1988** — Completed his Berkeley computer science Ph.D.; dissertation advised by Michael A. Harrison.
- **1988-1992** — Co-founded and led Gain Technology; Weibo biography dates the tenure to 1988-1992.
- **1992** — Sybase acquired Gain Technology; Chen became vice president of multimedia technology.
- **1993** — Founded BroadVision.
- **1996** — Took BroadVision public.
- **1999-2015** — Served as a SINA director.
- **2000** — Pehong and Adele Chen supported Berkeley’s CITRIS initiative; a university listing recorded a $20 million gift.
- **2001** — Pehong and Adele Chen pledged $15 million toward a Stanford particle astrophysics and cosmology institute.
- **2003** — Their Stanford pledge was designated to name and endow the directorship of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.
- **2006-2010** — Served as vice chairman of the Committee of 100.
- **2010** — BroadVision emphasized the Clearvale enterprise social networking platform.
- **2015** — Promoted Vmoso and spoke about business communication and collaboration in London.
- **2016** — Became an independent director of Weibo in January.
- **2020** — Aurea completed BroadVision’s acquisition in May; his BroadVision, Inc. CEO tenure ended in 2020.

## Achievements

- Founded BroadVision and took it public in 1996.
- Co-founded Gain Technology, acquired by Sybase in 1992.
- Developed personalized commerce and enterprise collaboration software through BroadVision.
- Supported CITRIS at Berkeley with Adele Chen.
- With Adele Chen, supported the endowed directorship of Stanford’s Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The published conference program listed Chen for a featured speech titled The Top Five AI Commandments on July 16; the listing does not by itself establish that he delivered it.

## Links

- Website: https://broadvision.com/team/pehong-chen/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pehongchen

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