Mr. Alfred Chuang received his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco and a Master's degree in Computer Science with specialization in distributed data management from the University of California, Davis. In 1995 Mr. Chuang co-founded BEA Systems, Inc. During his tenure he managed just about every aspect of BEA and in 2001 became CEO. In 2002, in addition to CEO, Mr. Chuang became BEA's chairman where he remained until BEA was sold to Oracle in 2008.
Previous to BEA, Mr. Chuang worked at Sun Microsystems, Inc., holding management positions in the critical areas of software product development, network infrastructure, systems architecture, and operations management. As founder and head of the computer resources center for Sun Intercontinental Operations, he helped establish key subsidiaries in the Pacific Rim. Mr. Chuang was also director of the strategic systems group in Sun's Information Resources Organization, and finally corporate director and chief scientist of Sun Integration Services.