Dr. Burton H. Lee is a technology venture finance and innovation strategy professional with 15+ years entrepreneurship, senior management and technical leadership experience in seed-stage investment;venture-backed startups; major global technology corporations (GE, HP, Daimler); government executive service; science, technology, innovation, commercialization & economic development agencies (NSF, NIH, NASA, European Commission); & leading research universities.

Dr. Lee’s management and entrepreneurship expertise includes a diverse track record in new venture investment; technology startup mentoring, advisory roles & operations; innovation processmanagement, including technology commercialization; corporate development & strategy; and federal and commercial business development.

In addition, Dr. Lee is a lecturer at Stanford University, School of Engineering on European Entrepreneurship & Innovation – a weekly lecture series (ME421) covering the European startups, venture finance & innovation scene offered during the Winter academic quarter (Jan-March).