John S.  Chen net worth and biography

John Chen Biography and Net Worth

CEO of BlackBerry
As Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry Limited, John Chen is responsible for defining the company’s vision and goals, setting its strategy, and ensuring the team’s execution matches corporate objectives. Appointed in November 2013, John has led BlackBerry through a successful pivot from hardware icon to software leader. Today the company is poised to leverage its brand strength and heritage in mobile security along with its enterprise cybersecurity and embedded software growth engines to accelerate into the Enterprise of Things, an emerging category with billions of connected devices and massive market potential.

John came to BlackBerry a distinguished leader and proven turnaround executive with more than 40 years of engineering and management experience along with a reputation that extends well-beyond the technology industry. Prior to joining BlackBerry, John served as Chairman and CEO of Sybase Inc. where he re-invented the company and led it through 55 consecutive quarters of profitability, providing outstanding shareholder returns during his 15-year tenure.

A global business leader with a strong interest in policy, John has testified before Congress on U.S.–China trade relations and was appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush to serve on the President's Export Council. In 2006, he was appointed co-chair of the Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee. Additionally, John chaired the U.S.-China Policy Advisory Roundtable for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), served on the Board of the National Committee on U.S. China Relations since 2012, and has been a member of the Committee of 100 since 1997 and its Chairman from 2009-2011.

John graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). John has an honorary professorship from Shanghai University, and honorary doctorates from San Jose State University, City University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. John has received awards from the U.S.-Asia Institute, the U.S.-China Policy Foundation, the California-Asia Business Council, and the U.S.-Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation.

John served on the Board of Directors for The Walt Disney Company (2004-2019) and Wells Fargo & Co. (2006-2018). John is an Advisory Board member of the US Chamber China Center. He is also active in the not-for-profit community, and is a trustee of Caltech, board member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, member of CFR, national trustee of The First Tee and Governor of the San Francisco Symphony.

What is John S. Chen's net worth?

The estimated net worth of John S. Chen is at least $18.96 million as of November 3rd, 2023. Mr. Chen owns 6,893,527 shares of BlackBerry stock worth more than $18,957,199 as of March 27th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Chen may own. Learn More about John S. Chen's net worth.

How do I contact John S. Chen?

The corporate mailing address for Mr. Chen and other BlackBerry executives is 2200 University Ave East, Waterloo A6, N2K 0A7. BlackBerry can also be reached via phone at (519) 888-7465 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on John S. Chen's contact information.

Has John S. Chen been buying or selling shares of BlackBerry?

John S. Chen has not been actively trading shares of BlackBerry during the past quarter. Most recently, John S. Chen sold 554,211 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.65, for a transaction totalling $2,022,870.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,893,527 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,161,373.55. Learn More on John S. Chen's trading history.

Who are BlackBerry's active insiders?

BlackBerry's insider roster includes Steven Capelli (CRO), John Chen (CEO), Marjorie Dickman (Insider), Thomas Eacobacci (COO), Mattias Eriksson (Insider), Billy Ho (EVP), Steve Rai (CFO), Nita White-Ivy (Insider), and Mark Wilson (CMO). Learn More on BlackBerry's active insiders.

Are insiders buying or selling shares of BlackBerry?

During the last twelve months, BlackBerry insiders bought shares 1 times. They purchased a total of 35,000 shares worth more than $97,650.00. During the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 12 times. They sold a total of 709,294 shares worth more than $2,616,876.39. The most recent insider tranaction occured on February, 14th when Director Philip G Brace bought 35,000 shares worth more than $97,650.00. Insiders at BlackBerry own 1.9% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at BlackBerry.

Information on this page was last updated on 2/14/2024.

John S. Chen Insider Trading History at BlackBerry

Transaction DateBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/3/2023Sell554,211$3.65$2,022,870.156,893,527View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2022Sell554,606$4.28$2,373,713.686,447,738View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2021Sell2,222,844$11.14$24,762,482.16View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2020Sell558,003$4.67$2,605,874.015,783,191View SEC Filing Icon  
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John S. Chen Buying and Selling Activity at BlackBerry

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BlackBerry Company Overview

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BlackBerry Limited provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The company offers CylancePROTECT, an endpoint protection platform and mobile threat defense solution; CylanceOPTICS, an endpoint detection and response solution; CylanceGUARD, a managed detection and response solution; CylanceGATEWAY, an AI-empowered zero-trust network access solution; CylancePERSONA, a user and entity behavior analytics solution; BlackBerry unified endpoint management, a central software component for secure communications platform; BlackBerry Dynamics, a development platform and secure container for mobile applications; and BlackBerry Workspaces solutions. It also provides BlackBerry SecuSUITE, a multi-OS voice and text messaging solution; BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry Alert, which are secure and networked critical event management solutions; BlackBerry QNX that offers real-time operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, development tools, and professional services; BlackBerry Certicom, a cryptography and key management product; BlackBerry Radar, an asset monitoring solution; and BlackBerry IVY, an intelligent vehicle data platform. In addition, the company is involved in the patent licensing and legacy service access fees business. The company has a partnership with Stellar Cyber Inc. to deliver Open XDR for comprehensive threat detection and response. The company was formerly known as Research In Motion Limited and changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013. BlackBerry Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.
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