Dr. Chen has been running major education and training programs in China and the United States since the mid-1980s. Prior to coming to the United States in 1987, she was planning director for China's manned space flight program, where 200 projects were being carried out concurrently.
Dr. Chen is the Founder and President of the Yankee Clipper Group, an international training and consulting firm. Prior to establishing the Yankee Clipper Group, she was an International Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution, a Visiting Scholar at The George Washington University, a Director of Planning and Management for a large government organization, a Senior Research Scientist, and a Cardiologist.
She has taught at The George Washington University, the International Space University, and Beijing Medical University. Her areas of expertise include: international business management; project management; public administration; public policy; science and technology policy and management; entrepreneurship; and leadership.
In 1992-1995, Dr. Chen served on the Certification Committee of the Project Management Institute (PMI). She was elected to PMI's Board of Directors in 2005 and again in 2008 and is currently serving her second term, which is from 2008 to 2010. In 2008, she was elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Project Management Institute.
Dr. Chen has authored more than twenty publications covering a broad range of international science and technology policy and management issues as well as medical technical issues. She is fluent in Mandarin and English.
She holds the following degrees: Ph.D., Public Policy, The George Washington University; M.A., Science, Technology & Public Policy, The George Washington University; and M.D., Bethune Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).