Johnie Lee is a fintech-focused engineering leader with 14+ years building payments and trading systems across Wall Street, Google, Uber, and startups. He combines deep payments technical expertise—evidenced by multiple payment patents and founding-engineer roles on Google Wallet initiatives—with a proven ability to scale global consumer financial products such as Uber Cash, driver debit cards, and card issuance platforms across 30+ countries. Currently leading Privacy.com’s engineering organization, he has repeatedly bridged product, risk, and platform teams to deliver card issuance, transaction processing, and ledger systems at scale. An MBA from Wharton and a CS degree from Columbia complement his hands-on background, and he advises early-stage fintech and deep-tech startups. Not obvious from titles: he moves fluidly between low-latency trading systems and consumer-facing payments, bringing discipline from capital markets to modern payment experiences.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Columbia University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Entrepreneurship / Management, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Entrepreneurship / Management at The Wharton School
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Johnie Lee - Director Of Engineering - Privacy.com at Lithic