Hao-Wei Chen is a multilingual cybersecurity practitioner, public sector advisor and nonprofit entrepreneur.

陳浩維的主業為資安從業人員(美商酷澎公司資深資安總監暨台灣資安長),副業為非營利組織經營者(台灣未來基金會臺灣國際基金會)及政府機構諮詢者。曾獲中華民國十大傑出青年(第六十二屆)、中華民國海外十大傑出青年(第四屆)、天下雜誌未來領袖人物、美國國際國防通信電子協會 Forty Under 40、美國 Security 雜誌傑出資安領袖、英國 Cyber 雜誌十大資安領袖等榮譽。旅居日本、美國各十多年,曾跨國就讀十二所學校,畢業於美國卡內基梅隆大學資安碩士、輔仁大學資工學士。主要興趣為資訊安全、國防外交及非營利事業等領域。


Private Sector Experience

Coupang (US)

Audible, an Amazon Company (US)

Amazon.com (US and Japan)

Trend Micro (Taiwan)

UrMap.com (Taiwan)


Public Sector Experience

Associate Adviser, Overseas Community Affairs Council (Taiwan) / Jan 2020 – Nov 2023

Cyber Warfare Advisor, Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) / Oct 2021 – Sep 2023

Chair of Cybersecurity Advisory Committee in Overseas, National Security Council (Taiwan) / Feb 2020 – Feb 2021

Army Second Lieutenant at Military Software R&D Division, Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) / Aug 2010 – Jul 2011

Youth Ambassador of Taiwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan) / Jul 2009 – Aug 2009


Nonprofit Experience

Founder and President, Taiwan International Foundation (U.S.) / Feb 2023 – Present

Member of Alumni Leadership Council, Carnegie Mellon University's Information Networking Institute (U.S.) / Jul 2023 – Present

Member of Advisory Board, Fu Jen Catholic University Foundation (U.S.) / Jan 2020 – Present

Founder and President, NEX Foundation (U.S. and Taiwan) / Oct 2017 – Present

Board Member, Association of Hackers in Taiwan (Taiwan) / Apr 2015 – Present

Board Member, Taiwanese American Heritage Foundation (U.S.) / Dec 2019 – Sep 2022

Ambassador, Formosa Foundation (U.S.) / Jun 2013 – Jul 2013

Technical Volunteer for various of NGOs/NPOs in 🇵🇭 🇵🇼 🇰🇭 🇲🇳 🇹🇼 / Jan 2009 – Jul 2010


Security Community Building

Organizer and Review Board Member, Red Team Summit 2019 (U.S.) / 2019

Founder, CRETIX Security (Hacker.org.tw) / 2003 – 2011


Internship and Academic Experience

Student Researcher, CERT, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (U.S.) / May 2013 – Dec 2013

Technical Intern, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Japan) / Sep 2012 – Dec 2012

Security Specialist Intern, Security Assurance Group, Rakuten (Japan) / Aug 2012 – Sep 2012

Part-time Security Engineer, ICT Solution Department, Kobe Digital Labo (Japan) / Jun 2012 – Aug 2012

Research Assistant, Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) / Jul 2011 – Nov 2011


Education Background

Master of Science in Applied Informatics, Graduate School of Applied Informatics, University of Hyogo (Japan)

Master of Science in Information Security (with Full Scholarship), College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (U.S.)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)


Honors and Awards

Top 10 Cybersecurity Leaders – by Cyber Magazine / 2024

Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award of Taiwan – by JCI Taiwan / 2024

Forty Under 40 Award – by Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International / 2024

Tartans on the Rise Award – by Carnegie Mellon University / 2024

Top Cybersecurity Leaders Award – by Security Magazine / 2024

Emerging Leaders under 40 – by Security Systems News / 2024

Ten Outstanding Overseas Young Persons Award of Taiwan – by Taiwan Government / 2021

Future Leaders under 40 – by CommonWealth Magazine / 2021

Outstanding Alumni Award – by Banqiao Senior High School / 2021

Top 10 Taiwan Young Leaders – by Crossing Magazine / 2020

Military Officer Excellence Award – by Army Command Headquarters / 2011

Outstanding College Youth in Taiwan / 2010

Phi Tau Phi Honorary Member / 2010

The First Youth Ambassador of Taiwan – by Taiwan’s President and Minister of Foreign Affairs / 2009


Technical Competitions

2nd place, FIRST Annual Conference CTF / 2016

Finalist, IDEAS Show Taiwan (Taiwan's top startup competition) / 2010

3rd, 4th, 5th places, Interuniversity Information Security Contest (Largest CTF held by Taiwan Government) / 2008, 2009 and 2007

3rd place, Hacks in Taiwan Conference CTF / 2008



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