Gary Lee

I am a high-tech executive with a proven record of finding paths through uncertain markets, and successfully capitalizing on business trends ahead of the market. A brief summary:◦ 30+ years in high tech, with most of my career spent in the telecommunications, wireless / mobile industries and software / SaaS markets.◦ successful track record of taking high-tech start-ups and products from their concept / seed stage through market introduction and growth stages. I have taken several products and companies from $0 to $ millions in annual revenues around the world. ◦ strong hands-on experience in Global Markets, with offices, sales and operations established in Western & Eastern Europe, Israel and China.◦ proven ability to work with Private and Public Investors, having successfully raised over $90M in venture capital including lead investments from Accel Partners, St. Paul Ventures, Lucent and others. ◦ proven ability to pivot existing companies into new verticals and offerings. Most recent pivot resulted in sale of company to private investors.◦ regularly asked to be a speaker at large industry conferences, as well as be a guest columnist in publications such as Mashable and others. Also provided content for, and was mentioned several times as a thought leader in, Marshall Sponder's "Social Media Analytics" book, published by McGraw Hill in 2011.◦ Active with my 501(c)(3) family foundations, Leave A Trace Foundation, and Tech Gap Reboot, run today by my kids to focus on Clean Water, Vision and bridging the technology gap efforts in developing nations. You can learn more at www.LeaveATrace.org and www.techgapreboot.org.Specialties: Digital; Marketing; Brand Creation; PR; Business Plan Development; Product Management Lifecycle; Capital Raising; Executive Management, CEO, CMO; Startups; Wireless; Software; SaaS; Cloud; Big Data; Customer Experience