J. Bradley Chen
J. Bradley Chen is a Software Engineer at Aven. Over twenty years at Google and Meta, he has developed groundbreaking security and safety strategies for Chrome, YouTube, and other Google services, giving him particular insight into online safety and how to build effective solutions. At Google, Chen led a transformation in how major services approach public safety, giving him a clear view into what technology can and cannot achieve. Chen draws on an academic foundation in his work. He has Bachelors and Masters degrees from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and has published widely on the subjects of systems performance and computer architecture. Chen served as Assistant Professor at Harvard University from 1994-1998, where he conducted research in operating systems, computer architecture and distributed systems, and taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses. At Google, Chen created the Native Client project, a secure sandbox for untrusted software that served millions of users and continues to inspire new scholarship. Chen also led the development of a number of internal systems for YouTube. Prior to joining Google, Chen was Director of the Performance Tools Lab in Intel's Software Products Division. He lives in Los Gatos, California.