Yan Chen was invited to serve in the Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s Internet Privacy Task Force, the first of its kind in the nation. The Task Force will examine what the state can do to prepare and protect Illinois’ industry and infrastructure from cyberattacks. This committee is led by Jake Braun, former Director of White House and Public Liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, with other high-profile members such as CIOs from Motorola Mobility, Boeing, and the Northern Trust Company.
