Steve Chang is a Taiwanese businessman and the founder, chairman and former CEO of

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, the world's largest software security firm. He was named "Star of Asia" by the ''

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'' in 1999,Barnathan, J. (1999), 'The stars of Asia: 50 Asian leaders at the forefront of change', ''BusinessWeek'', 14 June. and he was selected as one of the six protagonists of the

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's ''Portraits Taiwan II'' in 2006.

Life

Chang was born in

Pingtung, Taiwan Pingtung City (Paiwan language, Taiwanese: ; ; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Pîn-tong-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The area of modern-day Pingtung City was originally a village ...

. After graduating from

National Pingtung Senior High School National Pingtung Senior High School () is a senior high school in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Notable alumni * Steve Chang, Co-founder and former CEO of Trend Micro * CC Lee, Cleveland Indians pitcher * Chen Yun-wen, baseball p ...

, Chang attended

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and ...

's Department of Mathematics where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1977, then he studied in the

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and obtained a master's degree in computer science from

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in 1979.趨勢科技創辦人張明正：創業前想清楚這3個問題 , 創新拿鐵
/ref> After returning to Taiwan, he worked for

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and was the head of sales operations in seven counties and cities in

southern Taiwan The regions of Taiwan are based on historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise. Division into two regions * Eastern and Western Taiwan: the Central Mountain Range separates Taiwan into east and west. :* ' ...

. In 1988, he founded

in the US with his wife Jenny Chen () and his wife's sister Eva Chen ().趨勢科技董事長張明正：看透權力的本質｜人物觀點｜人物特寫｜2017-01-18｜天下雜誌第615期
/ref> In 1999, Chang won the Fu Jen Outstanding Alumni Award with the

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professor Lee-Jen Wei and nine other people. In the same year, he was also named "Star of Asia" by the ''

''. One decade later, Chang won the

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8th Asian Business Leaders Award.On YOUTUBE: Steve Chang won the CNBC-8th Asian Business Leaders Awards 2009.flv He retired in 2006, and lives in

Hualien, Taiwan Hualien () is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Hualien County is l ...

Literary work

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References

External links

Steve Chang, Trend Micro Inc: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Steve Living people Taiwanese chief executives Businesspeople from Taichung Taiwanese company founders American people of Taiwanese descent Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Lehigh University alumni 1954 births 20th-century Taiwanese businesspeople 21st-century Taiwanese businesspeople

Life

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