▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Chen ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tai pe i , ▁Taiwan . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Pro spect ▁He ights , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁River ▁Tra ils ▁Middle ▁School ▁in ▁Mount ▁Pro spect ▁for ▁his ▁middle ▁school ▁education ▁and ▁John ▁Her sey ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Ar ling ton ▁He ights ▁for ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school . ▁For ▁his ▁final ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Science ▁Academy ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁Illinois . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁I MS A . ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign , ▁he ▁studied ▁computer ▁science . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁ ▁Chen ▁was ▁an ▁employee ▁at ▁Pay Pal , ▁where ▁he ▁first ▁met ▁Ch ad ▁Hur ley ▁and ▁J aw ed ▁Kar im . ▁Chen ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁early ▁employee ▁at ▁Facebook , ▁although ▁he ▁left ▁after ▁several ▁months ▁to ▁start ▁YouTube . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ch ad ▁Hur ley , ▁J aw ed ▁Kar im ▁and ▁Chen ▁founded ▁YouTube , ▁with ▁Chen ▁having ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁chief ▁technology ▁officer . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Chen ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Business ▁ 2 . 0 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" The