Thomas M. Chen is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Berify, a leader in
blockchain-based authentication solutions that seamlessly bridge the physical and digital worlds.
Prior to his role at Berify, Thomas founded TrinityTech in 2012, a global systems integrator (SI)
and managed service provider (MSP). TrinityTech is renowned for assisting organizations in
achieving regulatory compliance and frameworks from DO/ISO/IEC, particularly within the
military, aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and medical verticals. Under Thomas’s leadership,
TrinityTech significantly expanded its global presence and consistently achieved revenue growth
exceeding 70% year over year.
From 1996 to 2011, Thomas held various executive positions at Parasoft Corporation, a leading
company in automated software testing and application security solutions. His strategic
contributions were instrumental in growing the startup to over $60 million in annual recurring
revenue (ARR). During his tenure at Parasoft, he served as the President and Chairman of the
Board for Parasoft Asia, overseeing operations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Additionally, he held roles such as Senior Vice President of Development Tools and Senior Vice
President of Sales and Support.
Currently, Thomas serves as the Chairman of the Board for TrinityTech. He also holds board
position at Crosscheck Networks, a leader in API testing solutions; Forum Systems, a leading
provider of API Security Gateway solutions, securing 10B+ transactions daily with 100%
success deployments spanning across United States Treasury, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Federal
Aviation Administration and more; and Visure Solutions, a leader in requirement management
and application lifecycle management (ALM) tools, ensuring compliance for 1000+ highly
regulated organizations.
Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Loyola Marymount
University (LMU) and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of
Southern California (USC). An innovator in his field, Thomas has been awarded seven patents in
blockchain technology, natural language processing (NLP), and artificial intelligence (AI).