Roawen Chen

Dr. Roawen Chen is Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. In this role, Chen is responsible for Qualcomm’s worldwide semiconductor operations and supply chain as well as all manufacturing engineering functions.

Chen employs strategies to drive operational efficiency and resilience through Qualcomm’s global supply chains and oversees advanced silicon and package technology development to support Qualcomm’s product roadmap. Additionally, Chen has overseen Qualcomm’s product/test engineering, quality/reliability, global procurement. Previously Chen also served as COO at Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT).

Prior to Qualcomm, Chen was vice president of manufacturing operations at Marvell Semiconductor. Previously, Chen held a variety of leadership roles, including vice president and general manager of the Mobile Communication and Connectivity business unit, during his tenure at Marvell. Before Marvell, Chen also held technical and business positions at Intel and TSMC.

Chen earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan, a master’s degree in Materials Science from University of California, San Diego, and a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Chen was also a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Emerging COO Program.