2014
Thursday Thu
Public-Private Partnerships for State-of-the-Art Coutnermeasures
Preparing for and limiting the effects of biological weapons could not only prevent casualties but reduces the incentives for an attack. This session will promote the importance of partnerships between the government, academia and industry in the development of new technologies through the case study and discussion of SAIC. Mr. Chen will discuss what it is like to run a company which makes products for the US Government and share ideas on how Public-Private Partnerships can be structured for maximal effectiveness.
Location
291 Campus Dr.
Palo Alto, CA 94305
USA
Li Ka Shing Learning & Knowledge Center (LKSC)
291 Campus Dr.Palo Alto, CA 94305
Speaker
Clement Chen, Senior Vice President of Strategic Development for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Clement Chen, Senior Vice President of Strategic Development for SAIC: Science Applications International Corporation, also known as SAIC, is an American defense company that provides scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services and solutions. SAIC works extensively with the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Intelligence Community, including the National Security Agency, as well as other U.S. government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC employs about 45,000 employees in 150 cities worldwide and reported $10.8 billion in revenue for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, making it number 285 on the Fortune 500 list.
At SAIC, Clement Chen is responsible for strategic planning, M&A, and the crafting of market, business and technology strategies in healthcare, life sciences, energy, environment, infrastructure and secure commerce. Prior to joining SAIC, he served as vice president, business innovation for Lockheed Martin where he was responsible for driving innovative concepts linking technology development, business models and strategy across the enterprise. He has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in finance, business development, business operations, strategic planning and corporate development with SAIC, Lockheed Martin, IBM and Software AG. His work has encompassed activities in healthcare, energy, logistics, national security, aerospace and defense as well as in information technology areas such as systems integration, data analytics, business process management, and cyber security. Chen is a former naval officer, specializing in surface warfare and operations analysis and served as an operational test director for naval engineering and combat systems.
Chen has served on the computer science advisory board and as an adjunct professor in the School of Management at George Mason University and on the Federal Executive Advisory Council of Sun Microsystems. He has also served on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Council (NSTAC) Information Assurance Task Force and is a former member of the board of directors at the Center for Telecommunications Management at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
He graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelors of science in applied science and earned a masters degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary, graduating as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma academic honor society. He was recognized as the Asian American Engineer of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA in 2007.