Kevin Chen

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Sr. Director of AI Application Engineering at AMD

United States

Overview

Kevin Chen is the Sr. Director of AI Application Engineering at AMD, where he leads a team optimizing AI workloads. His expertise is in making Generative AI and LLMs run more efficiently on hardware. He holds an M. S. from the University of California, Berkeley and has over a decade of experience from Xilinx.

His career shows a significant progression from business development roles in the Asia Pacific region to leading global AI product marketing and, now, a core engineering team at AMD.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Curious But Skeptical

Friendly But Slow

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions  They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Topics They Care About

AI Workload Optimization
Leads a team focused on end-to-end analysis and optimization of AI workloads, from the silicon level up to large models.
GenAI & LLM Efficiency
His team's primary concentration is on making the latest GenAI and Large Language Models operate faster and more efficiently on AMD hardware.
Developer Community
Actively contributes to open-source AI projects and empowers the community through technical evangelism and developer-focused collateral.

Media Appearances

Kevin has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Sr. Director of AI Application Engineering at AMD
2-2022 - 7-2025
Director of Product Marketing, AI at AMD
6-2021 - 5-2022
Director of Product Marketing, AI and Developer at Xilinx
5-2018 - 6-2021
Sr Product Marketing Manger, AI/Machine Learning at Xilinx
4-2015 - 4-2018
Senior Manager, Industrial & Medical at Xilinx

Education

M.S from University of California, Berkeley

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Insights For Selling To Kevin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kevin is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kevin

  • They are likely to give you a clear answer without taking you around in circles. However, if you share a good relationship, they might not be so forthcoming.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kevin move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Kevin take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Kevin

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