Summary
Mike Lee is a seasoned technology leader and educator with 11 years in academic and nonprofit leadership and over two decades of industry experience building enterprise systems and startups. As Co-Founder & Co-Chair of the Global Student Startup Competition and a Senior Lecturer at USC Viterbi, he blends hands-on product and architecture experience with a passion for closing the gap between global talent and opportunity. His background includes CTO and senior architecture roles at media and entertainment firms, running end-to-end product and data platforms, and advising student ventures and hackathons. Mike’s work emphasizes human-centered, cross-cultural entrepreneurship and practical analytics education, and he’s known for translating large-scale technical programs into sustainable learning ecosystems. Off-duty he jokes that “chatGPT is my therapist,” hinting at a curious, modern approach to tools and mentorship.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego