 Chen was appointed executive chairman of the board and interim CEO of BlackBerry Ltd in November 2013, responsible for the company's strategic direction, strategic relationships and organizational goals.He served as a director on the board of the Walt Disney Company from 2004-2019 and of Wells Fargo & Company from 2006-2018, and as of September 2016 maintains stock holdings in both companies valued in the single-digit millions of dollars.He has also served on the board of the CIT Group Inc., and as a member of the New York Stock Exchange's listing advisory committee, as well as the boards of several high-tech start-ups, including Beyond.com, Niku Corporation, Wafer Technology, and Turbolinux US.