Summary
Karel Lahmy is a seasoned technology executive and CTO based in New York with nine years in senior engineering leadership and a two-decade background in software and IT. He has consistently transformed underperforming engineering organizations into high-performing teams, driving product roadmaps, SDLC improvements, and revenue-generating technical strategies across B2B and B2C environments. His track record spans scaling R&D at startups and leading engineering at enterprise healthcare analytics (IQVIA), blending hands-on product development with change governance and cost-controlled delivery. Karel is fluent in aligning Agile and DevOps practices with security and QA disciplines, and he leverages outsourcing and testing models to accelerate time-to-market. Notably, his career began in hands-on development and front-end leadership for large pharma projects, giving him pragmatic, cross-cultural experience from early technical roles through executive management. He holds a Master's in Computer Science from Stevens Institute and pairs academic rigor with a practical focus on continuous process improvement and talent development.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science and Mathematics, BSc, Computer Science and Mathematics at The Open University
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
Ben-Tzvi highschool
Hebrew, English, French