Mr. Chen has served as our President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2019 and as a member of our board of directors since August 2018. Prior to joining us, he served as the head of Technology, Media and Telecom at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, KKR), an investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, from 2007 to 2019, having previously worked for the firm from 1995 to 1997. He also currently serves on the board of directors of GoDaddy, Inc., an online solutions provider, and Internet Brands Inc., an integrated digital media and software services company. Mr. Chen holds a B.S. in Economics (Finance) and a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Chen was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive operating and management experience, his knowledge of technology companies and his experience serving on the boards of directors of other public and private technology companies.