[1] Chen grew up in Kaoshiung in a middle-class Taiwanese family.
He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.
[1][3] Chen is the owner of 47 sales offices, 40 manufacturing sites, 20 R&D centers worldwide and was in charge of in Yageo's day-to-day management.
[4] Chen is well known as an art and wine collector, having collected since 1976.
[6] Chen's art collection is administered through the Yageo Foundation.