Chern Jenn-chuan

Chern Jenn-chuan (; born 28 July 1954) is a Taiwanese businessman, academic, and politician. Jenn-Chuan Chern is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University. He currently serves as the CEO of the [https://www.tang-prize.org Tang Prize Foundation], which is responsible for the planning and development of events associated with the Tang Prize. Chern has served in several important roles in the cabinet of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China, Taiwan, such as Minister without Portfolio and Minister of the Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan . He was responsible for the promotion of sustainable public infrastructure, taking into consideration the needs of the environment, ecology, and disaster prevention.

Chern has assumed the roles of the deputy CEO and the CEO for the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council from 2009 to 2014. Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan on Aug. 8, 2009, bringing torrential rainfall that triggered flooding and landslides across central and southern Taiwan. Chern became an expert in hazard mitigation and post-disaster reconstruction in Taiwan. Due to his outstanding service in the cabinet, he received the first class medal of merit from the Executive Yuan of Taiwan. And in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Typhoon Morakot Post-Disaster reconstruction, he received the Third Class Order of Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon from the President in 2015. Provided by Wikipedia