Steve Chen is a co-founder and former CTO of the video-sharing platform YouTube, and an entrepreneur who fundamentally transformed the nature of media on the internet through the popularization of user-generated content (UGC). In 2005, he co-founded YouTube along with Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, building a system that allowed anyone to easily share videos. The following year, in 2006, the company was acquired by Google for approximately $1.65 billion, growing it into one of the world's largest video platforms. Prior to founding YouTube, he worked on product development as an early member of PayPal, where he met his future co-founders and gained experience at the core of the entrepreneurial network in Silicon Valley. After the sale of YouTube, he co-founded AVOS Systems and was involved in the restructuring of the social bookmarking service Delicious. He also launched several projects exploring the potential of next-generation media, including the video venture MixBit and the live-streaming service Nom. In addition, he has been active as an investor through his involvement with Google Ventures (now GV), contributing to the growth support of technology companies. In recent years, he has also focused on building an innovation ecosystem connecting Taiwan and Silicon Valley, promoting global startup support. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he immigrated to the United States as a child. After studying computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he began his career in Silicon Valley. He continues to be active today as an entrepreneur and investor in the technology industry.