Chris Lee

Chris Lee is a versatile full-stack open innovation leader with a rich background in product management, engineering, business development, and venture investment.

He has a passion for turning innovative ideas into impactful realities and currently spearheads the Open Innovation Team, focusing on investment and partnerships with transformative tech startups in space, aerospace, electrification, and clean tech.

With a track record of commercializing influential products like MST on Samsung Pay and digital health features on Galaxy Watch, Chris excels in product management and partnership at the convergence of devices and services, catering to billions of global consumers and businesses.

His expertise lies in emerging technology partnerships, new venture incubation, deal negotiations, strategic investments, managing cross-functional global teams, and C-level executive leadership.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Chris is an aspiring triathlon athlete, a keen follower of futurists and historians, an angel investing enthusiast, and a proud father of two.

Education-wise, Chris holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. He also has a diverse educational background including studies at The Lawrenceville School and Seoul International School.

His career spans leadership roles at prominent organizations like HFP Ventures, Hanwha Corporation, and Samsung Mobile, where he contributed to corporate venture capital, open innovation, and product management.

Chris's skills encompass product management, marketing, development, technology partnership, scouting, sourcing, venture capital, new ventures incubation, team leadership, strategic partnerships, and expertise in various industries including consumer electronics, health, fintech, and aerospace.

He has managed global matrixed organizations, cross-functional teams, and complex projects in different regions worldwide, showcasing his international team management acumen.