CHAIRMAN / ACORN CAMPUS

Mr. Chen is an established entrepreneur. He has started more than a dozen companies, including Cascade Communications (IPO in Nasdaq, $10B),Cameo Communications (IPO in Taiwan), GaoHong (IPO in China), Xinwei Telecom (IPO in China, near $30B),Arris Networks (acquired by Cascade), Ardent Communications, Navini Networks (acquired by Cisco) and Shasta Networks (acquired by Nortel). The industry has recognized Mr. Chen’s operational and entrepreneurial excellence with numerous awards; such as quoted as “The Germinator” on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, the top ten entrepreneurs of 2000 by Red Herring magazine, Life Time achievement award by Optix, and Heavy Weights in Optical Networks by Light Reading.

陳五福董事長曾就讀於加州柏克萊大學電腦科學博士班，90年代因應美國科技業蓬勃發展，成立多家公司皆被大企業收購或成功上市，2000年於美國矽谷及上海創立 Acorn Campus 橡子園育成中心，並擔任董事長。

2014年迄今將重心轉回台灣，並成立橡子園顧問有限公司，現任董事長一職。美國《紅魚》雜誌（Red Herring）選為2000年十大創業者之一 ．於美國獲頒Optix 2001光纖產業終身成就獎。曾獲《富比士》雜誌選為全美國前一百名創投者之一。

如今陳五福董事長也成為 SVT Angels 的一員，並於今年接任理事長，持續為台灣新創在台美之間打開新局。