Steve S. Chen
Profile
Mr. Chen is the former CTO of YouTube.
He and Chad Hurley co-founded the company in 2005 with the intent to provide a simpler way to share videos online.
He was instrumental in building YouTube into a viral video phenomenon and helped lead YouTube through the Google acquisition for $1.65 billion - less than a year after launching the site.
As the company's key technologist, he is credited with developing massive data centers and helping build YouTube into a premier entertainment destination and one of the most popular Web sites on the Internet today.
Along with Chad, he has received several prestigious honors and acknowledgements, including GQ's "Men of the Year," and Fortune's "Most Powerful People in Business." They also were prominently featured in TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" issue.
Before YouTube, Mr. Chen was one of the first product engineers at PayPal.
He led development efforts and served as an engineering manager on a variety of critical projects.
He studied computer science at the University of Illinois.
Former positions of Steve S. Chen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
MixBit, Inc.
 MixBit, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MixBit, Inc. develops mobile applications. It offers MixBit, an application that enables users to create, collaborate, and share interesting videos. The firm’s application is available on iOS and Android platforms. MixBit was founded by Chad Hurley, Vijay Karunamurthy and Steve S. Chen in April 2011 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Founder | - |
YouTube LLC
 YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services YouTube LLC hosts user-generated videos which include network and professional content. It is a media company for people to watch and share videos via the internet. The firm allows people to upload, tag, and share personal video clips through the website. The company was founded by Steve S. Chen, Chad Meredith Hurley and Jared Karim in May 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Founder | - |
Training of Steve S. Chen
| University of Illinois | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 2 |
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YouTube LLC
YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services YouTube LLC hosts user-generated videos which include network and professional content. It is a media company for people to watch and share videos via the internet. The firm allows people to upload, tag, and share personal video clips through the website. The company was founded by Steve S. Chen, Chad Meredith Hurley and Jared Karim in May 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Technology Services |
MixBit, Inc.
MixBit, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MixBit, Inc. develops mobile applications. It offers MixBit, an application that enables users to create, collaborate, and share interesting videos. The firm’s application is available on iOS and Android platforms. MixBit was founded by Chad Hurley, Vijay Karunamurthy and Steve S. Chen in April 2011 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
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