Burton Lee PhD MBA

Current

• Principal & Co-Founder at Space Angels Network LLC
• Managing Partner at Innovarium Ventures
• Investment, Technology and Markets Advisor at Wall Street Investment Research Firms

• Founder at Association of Advanced Dual-Degree MBAs, Attorneys & Physicians
• Invited Speaker, Judge, Chairman at Finance & Industry Conferences, University Business Plan Competitions
• Member, Space Transportation Operations Working Group (STOWG) at FAA AST Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC)
• Career Counselor and Mentor (Self-employed)

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Past

• Member, Board of Advisors at Yuzoz Corporation
• Innovation Policy Advisor at Richardson for President Campaign
• Director at Stealth Startup Hitech Firm, Connecticut

• Invited Speaker, Expert Testimony at Finance, Industry, Technology and Academic conferences; State legislative organizations (Sole Proprietorship)
• Senior Technical & Financial Advisor at MIT Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program
• Guest Speaker, Invited Judge at Finance, Technology and Industry Conferences; Business Plan Competitions, Media Interviews (Sole Proprietorship)
• Chairman at Space Venture Finance Symposium, National Space Society
• Technical Consultant at New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), Las Cruces, NM
• Senior Technical and Legislative Advisor - Spaceports at Personal Spaceflight Federation
• Co-Founding Angel Investor at Constellation Communications Inc. (CCI)
• Academic Advisor, Graduate Management Programs at International Space University (ISU), France
• NAS Fellow, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy at National Academy of Sciences, Computer Science & Telecommunications Board
• Senior Strategy Consultant at Futron Corporation
• Senior Advisor at Spaceport America/EDD, New Mexico
• Senior Nanotechnology Venture Funds Consultant at Cimarron Capital Partners LLC
• Senior Advisor, Transportation & Energy Competitions at X-Prize Foundation
• Corporate Strategy & Development Manager at GE Global Research
• Senior AI Research Engineer at Hewlett Packard
• Senior AI Researcher at DaimlerChrysler AG R&D Labs, Germany
• Senior New Ventures Development Consultant at NASA Ames Research Center
• Program Director, Stanford-NTT Japan Window Internet Research Project at Stanford University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, US-Japan Technology Management Center
• Founding Webmaster at National Parliament of Japan, Upper House of Councillors (Sangiin)
• Senior Space Policy and Programs Advisor at NASA Headquarters, Office of Space Life Sciences
• Co-Founder at Southwest Regional Spaceport (www.spaceportamerica.com)
• Co-Founder and Treasurer at Aerospace States Association (ASA)
• IT Systems Consultant and Programmer at World Bank/Planning Institute of Jamaica
• Senior Policy Advisor and Economist at Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Jamaica
• S&T Policy Researcher at National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico
• Federal S&T Policy and Industry Analyst at American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)
• Corporate Finance and Campaigns Analyst at International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF)
• Counselor and Camper at YMCA Camp Warren

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Education

• PMP Certification 2005
• Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
• Stanford University

• Stanford University
• International Space University
• Brown University
• Brown University
• Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
• Wayne State University
• School Year Abroad (SYA), Barcelona, Spain
• Phillips Academy, Andover
• Weston Public High School

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Connections

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Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

• Space Angels Network
• MIT 100K Entrepreneur Competit
• National Academy of Sciences

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Summary

Dr. Burton Lee is a technology venture finance professional with 15+ years senior management and technical experience in seed-stage venture finance; venture-backed startups; major global technology corporations (GE, HP, DaimlerChrysler); government executive service; federal and state science, technology, commercialization and economic development agencies; and leading research universities.

Dr. Lee's management and entrepreneurship expertise includes a diverse track record in new venture investment; technology startup operations; innovation process management, including technology commercialization; corporate development, strategy & strategic alliances; federal and commercial business development; and federal science, technology & innovation policy.

Corporate strategy and development experience includes the following areas, with a principal focus on high tech and energy industries:

• Deep strategy, change management, process improvement, supply chain management
• M&A strategy and post-merger integration
• New market entry, growth strategy and competitive strategy

Dr. Lee also provides senior strategic, financial and technical leadership and advisory services to the global innovation sector, including hitech startup companies, institutional private equity investment funds and seed- & early-stage investors.

Senior federal and state policy experience includes:

• Science, technology & innovation policy strategy & execution for national and state governments; prime ministers; Democratic presidential candidates; venture capital firms; and major corporations.
• State economic/cluster development policy & program strategy and management.

Exceptionally strong international background with over 10 years of work & education in Germany, Japan, UK, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Czech Republic, Jamaica, Barbados and Guyana.

Foreign languages: German, Spanish and French.

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Specialties:

MANAGEMENT
• New venture seed- & early-stage finance
• Industry/university/govt strategic partnerships
• Structuring/modelling of complex deals & negotiations

TECHNICAL
• Advanced computing & ICT (artificial intelligence, knowledge engin, ontologies, robotics, medical informatics)
• Object-oriented & Internet software engineering & architecture
• Space systems (reentry vehicles, smallsats, spaceports, air-space traffic man)
• Nanotechnology/MEMS
• Alternative energy & hydrogen systems

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Experience

• Principal & Co-Founder

  Space Angels Network LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Space Angels Network is the premier source of dealflow for seed- & early-stage investors in aerospace-related ventures across a wide spectrum of technologies, markets & industries. We are a professionally managed national network of accredited investors.
  
  Dealflow includes IT (earth observation, geospatial imagery, GPS, telecoms, weather/climate/env monitoring, inflight entertainment/comms, air traffic, etc); clean tech (biofuels, solar, wind, carbon, etc), platforms (aircraft, UAV, satellite, launch, components/sensors), advanced materials, manufacturing, dual use technologies & SBIR/STTR firms, among others.
  
  Responsibilities: strategic relationships (VCs, federal S&T agencies, universities, etc), investor sourcing, deal sourcing & screening, industry assessment, valuation, due diligence, deals.
  
  Shifted from Managing Director to Principal once we reached seed-stage growth milestones in Jan 2008.
  
  www.spaceangelsnetwork.com
  spaceventures.blogspot.com

• Managing Partner

  Innovarium Ventures

  (Management Consulting industry)

  November 2006 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Senior Strategic, Financial & Technical Advisor to Technology Startup CXOs, VCs, federal & state agencies. Recent clients include:
  
  * National Space Society, WDC (www.nss.org).
  
  * Florida Research Consortium/Mindforce (www.floridaresearch.org)
  
  * National Science Foundation, Engineering Directorate
  (www.nsf.gov/eng/)
  
  * The Hiring Tool, Hyderabad, IN. Recruiting svcs.
  
  * Rolls Royce Corporate Venture Group, UK (www.rolls-royce.com)
  
  * Cellular Materials Intl, Charlottesville, VA. Adv materials(www.cellularmaterials.com)
  
  * Atomic Precision Systems, Inc, Santa Clara, CA. High speed Atomic Layer Deposition (www.atomic-precision.com)
  
  * Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc, Torrance, CA. MEMS/MOEMS optical sensors (www.intopsys.com)
  
  * Language Computer Corp, Richardson, TX. Natural language processing (www.languagecomputer.com)
  
  * XRadia, Concord, CA. High-res 3D x-ray microscopes & imaging (www.xradia.com)
  
  * The Playmakers Standard, Potomac, MD (www.plays2run.com)

• Investment, Technology and Markets Advisor

  Wall Street Investment Research Firms

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

  November 2006 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  I provide confidential and independent advisory services to investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms and other financial, industrial and government institutions in the following areas: technology, telecom, industrial, aerospace and defense, energy and utilities, manufacturing, and materials.
  
  * Gerson Lehrman Group Technology Council, Austin, TX.(www.glgcouncils.com)
  
  * Standard & Poor's, Society of Industry Leaders, New York. (www.standardandpoors.com)
  
  * Clinical Advisors LLC, Network of Technology Advisors, New York. (www.clinicaladvisors.com)

• Founder

  Association of Advanced Dual-Degree MBAs, Attorneys & Physicians

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  November 2006 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  The AAMA supports a growing segment of the global MBA, legal and medical communities, namely those MBAs/EMBAs, JDs and MDs with advanced dual degrees. The association provides a new platform for doctoral-level dual degree-holders to pursue professional development activities that are not addressed by existing MBA, attorney or physician networking groups. Holders of equivalent German degrees such as the Diplom-Kaufmann/Frau, Diplom-Betriebswirt, -Volkswirt & -Jurist are also eligible to join. Career planning & placement officers, executive recruiters, and faculty at business, law, science, engineering, economics and medical schools are also welcome.
  
  Pls note that you *must* possess an advanced dual degree (MBA-PhD, MBA-MD, MBA-JD, JD-PhD, JD-MD, PhD-MD) to join our LinkedIn or Xing groups (see links below):
  
  http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/47935/047EF02137EE
  
  http://www.xing.com/net/phd%2dmd%2djd%2dmbas/
  
  www.advancedmbas.org

• Invited Speaker, Judge, Chairman

  Finance & Industry Conferences, University Business Plan Competitions

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  October 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  * Invited EMBA Lecturer, "The Global Angel Investing Sector", Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, June 28.
  
  * Vice Chair, Space Investment Summit 4. Moderator, "Exit Strategies" Panel. WDC, May 28.
  
  * Guest Lecturer, "Financing Aerospace Innovation", AA247, Stanford Univ. May 19.
  
  * Invited Speaker, 2nd ESA Investment Forum, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. April 15.
  
  * Invited Speaker, NASA Space Exploration Conference, Denver, CO. Feb 27.
  
  * Invited Speaker, Canadian Space Commerce Association Conference, Toronto. Jan. 26. (www.spacecommerce.ca)
  
  * Invited Speaker, Venture Capital - Private Equity Roundtable, Silicon Valley, CA. Jan. 11.
  
  * Invited Judge, MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, Dec 7. Other judges: P Diamandis, Prof. J Hoffman, Prof. E Crawley, JParrish, RPatel. (www.mit100k.org/esc/)
  
  * Invited Speaker/Panel Chair "Expanding Angel, Seed & Early Stage Investment Options", Space Investment Summit 3, San Jose, CA, Dec 6. (www.spaceinvestmentsummit.com)

• Member, Space Transportation Operations Working Group (STOWG)

  FAA AST Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC)

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  February 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  The STOWG advises the FAA AST Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) on launch and reentry vehicle operations issues. Members include representatives from space vehicle manufacturers and operators, and commercial, state and federal spaceports. I provide senior level technical and business expertise in reentry vehicle operations and spaceport design and operations to the STOWG.
  
  http://ast.faa.gov/comstac/

• Career Counselor and Mentor

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Individual & Family Services industry)

  January 2004 — Present (4 years 7 months)

  Counseling and mentoring of astronauts, recent graduates, entry-level and mid-career engineers, senior managers, girlfriends and other professionals. I provide assistance, on a pro bono basis, with resumes, cover letters, mock interviews, job search and career change strategies, and graduate school applications and essays. Individuals in search of career guidance and advice from a seasoned leader with broad technical, business, government and academic experience are welcome to contact me.
  
  Please note that I request of each mentee that they please provide feedback on our mentoring session(s) here on my LinkedIn profile.
  
  I am also registered as a mentor at Mentornet (www.mentornet.net), and with the Stanford, Cornell and Andover alumni associations.

• Member, Board of Advisors

  Yuzoz Corporation

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  July 2007 — May 2008 (11 months)

  Yuzoz is a Web 2.0 satellite applications company which employs innovative approaches to using space-based data for terrestrial consumer and enterprise applications and markets.
  
  www.yuzoz.com

• Innovation Policy Advisor

  Richardson for President Campaign

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)

  June 2007 — January 2008 (8 months)

  Co-Author, "Creating a New American Century of Prosperity", Richardson plan/white paper addressing Jobs and the Economy issues and policies. Contributions include introducing "Regional Innovation Clusters", "Innovation Summits" and "Math, Science, and Innovation (MSI) Academies" ideas and policy proposals into 2007-2008 presidential campaign debate. Candidate withdrew January 9, 2008 following New Hampshire primary.
  
  See Business Week, Nov 26, "The Candidates on Innovation: What It Is and What They'll Do", pp 5-8.
  
  RichardsonForPresident.com
  Pro-bono services.

• Director

  Stealth Startup Hitech Firm, Connecticut

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Industrial Automation industry)

  August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)

  Invited to join Board of Directors of high-tech startup company which is bringing to market a new paradigm-changing manufacturing software technology with enterprise applications in aerospace, maritime, energy, defense, automotive, medical device and other major markets around the globe. Initial customers include Boeing and NASA.

• Invited Speaker, Expert Testimony

  Finance, Industry, Technology and Academic conferences; State legislative organizations (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  October 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  * Guest Lecturer, "Advanced Topics in Space Studies: Common Commercial Space Barriers & Solutions", Dept. of Space Studies, Univ. of No. Dakota, Nov. 13.
  
  * Invited Speaker, "Space Venture Finance & Careers for Graduates & Young Professionals", SpaceVision 2007, SEDS MIT, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 10. (spacevision.seds.org)
  
  * OnAir Media Guest, "The Space Show", Nov. 1.
  
  * Panel Chair & Invited Speaker, Intl Symposium on Personal Spaceflight (ISPS 2007), Panel on "Building the Spaceport Network", Las Cruces, NM, Oct. 24-25. (spacegrant.nmsu.edu/isps/index2.php)
  
  * Emcee & Guest Speaker, PSL Leonard R. Sugerman Public Forum, "History of Spaceport America", Las Cruces, NM, Oct. 23.
  
  * Expert Testimony, Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) Aerospace Advisory Committee, "The Space Florida Model and Recommended Legislative Changes to the Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority", October 9, 2007 (jcots.state.va.us/2007%20Content/aerospace.htm)

• Senior Technical & Financial Advisor

  MIT Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  July 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 4 months)

  Advisor to the MIT/Georgia Tech Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program on reentry systems and science operations, and also on fundraising and marketing options. The program, initiated in August 2001, is a student-driven, international space collaboration, uniting students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech) in a peer-reviewed research effort to determine how humans will respond to the reduced gravity environment of Mars. Faculty and students have raised $2 million to date for science and flight hardware development.
  
  www.marsgravity.org

• Guest Speaker, Invited Judge

  Finance, Technology and Industry Conferences; Business Plan Competitions, Media Interviews (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Broadcast Media industry)

  October 2006 — September 2007 (1 year)

  * Organizing Cttee, MIT Enterprise Forum, "Startups from Space", NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, Sept 17, Arlington, VA. (www.mitef.org)
  
  * Invited Judge/Startup Coach, Business Plan Competition, NewSpace 2007 Conference, Arlington, VA, July 20.
  (www.space-frontier.org/Events/NewSpace2007/)
  
  * Special Guest, "The Space Show", KKNW AM Radio, Seattle, June 10, May 19, Dec 26, 2006. (www.thespaceshow.com)
  
  * Rapporteur, Space Business Track, Intl Space Development Conference, Dallas, TX. May 26.
  
  * Space Investment Summit, NYC, April 17. Panel on "Valuation and Monetization of Space Technologies". (www.spacecommerceroundtable.com)
  
  * Stanford University Career Fair, Feb 3, 2007. Panel on "Mentoring and Networking".
  
  * Harvard Business School, Cyberposium, Nov 2006. Panel on Commercial Space Industry. (www.cyberposium.com)
  
  * International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight, Oct 2006, Las Cruces, NM. Panel on "Developing the Spaceport Network". (spacegrant.nmsu.edu/isps/)

• Chairman

  Space Venture Finance Symposium, National Space Society

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  December 2006 — June 2007 (7 months)

  Chairman/organizer of the highly successful Space Venture Finance Symposium, Dallas, May 24, 2007. Co-chairmen: Peter Banks, Red Planet Capital Partners (now Astrolabe Ventures); John Higginbotham, SpaceVest Capital.
  
  Speakers: Esther Dyson; Lon Levin, co-founder XM Satellite Radio; Tom Pickens, Texas Nanotech Ventures; Mike Lyon, Spaceport Singapore; Joerg Kreisel, ESA Financial Advisor; Paul Cuatrecasas, Alegro Capital; other finance & entrepreneurial space leaders. Seventeen startups from the US, Canada & Europe appeared in this first-of-its-kind investor conference, which was called "a milestone event in commercial space finance" & "the best space investor conference I have ever been to...".
  
  Angel network sponsors: Band of Angels, Silicon Valley; Keiretsu Forum, SFO; Houston Angel Network; InvestIN Forum, Dallas-Fort Worth; NY Angels.
  
  Corporate sponsors: Microsoft Virtual Earth; Boeing Company.
  
  For program agenda and details, please visit:
  
  isdc.nss.org/2007/finance

• Technical Consultant

  New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), Las Cruces, NM

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  April 2007 — June 2007 (3 months)

  Provided senior strategic and technical advisory services to NMSA Executive Director Rick Homans, the NMSA Board and staff. Focus on high-level strategic positioning and spaceport technical design and operations issues. Short-term apppointment through June 2007.
  
  Presented expert testimony to NMSA Board and NM State Legislature Finance Committee in Las Cruces on June 19 and June 22, respectively. Reviewed DMJM Spaceport Architecture and Engineering Plan, May 2007 version, and provided comments and recommendations.
  
  www.spaceportamerica.com

• Senior Technical and Legislative Advisor - Spaceports

  Personal Spaceflight Federation

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  November 2006 — April 2007 (6 months)

  Advisor to the Personal Spaceflight Federation (PSF) on spaceport design, operations, management, legislative and regulatory frameworks. Invited to join by Chairman, Alex Tai, Virgin Galactic Ltd.
  
  The PSF is an industry association that is working to establish high levels of safety for the commercial human spaceflight industry; to share best practices and expertise amongst its members; and to promote the growth of the industry worldwide.
  
  The Federation is comprised of private, public and non-profit organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality. PSF members include spaceship developers and operators, spaceports, space destinations, and space transportation agents.
  
  www.personalspaceflight.org

• Co-Founding Angel Investor

  Constellation Communications Inc. (CCI)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  March 1990 — December 2006 (16 years 10 months)

  Constellation Communications Inc. was founded as a VC-backed "Little LEO" satellite telecom company aimed at developing the equatorial and developing country marketplace for voice communications. Strategic partners included Raytheon and Bell Atlantic. Backed by SpaceVest. Dissolved in December 2006.

• Academic Advisor, Graduate Management Programs

  International Space University (ISU), France

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

  March 2006 — October 2006 (8 months)

  The ISU provides graduate-level training to the emerging global space community at its Central Campus in Strasbourg, France, and at locations around the world. ISU offers its students a unique curriculum covering space science & engineering, space policy & law, business & management, and space & society.
  
  Since its founding in 1987, ISU has graduated over 2200 students from 87 countries. Together with hundreds of ISU faculty and lecturers from around the world, ISU alumni comprise a highly effective network of space professionals and leaders.
  
  During 2006, I worked closely with President Michael Simpson to initiate and facilitate a dialogue with the New Mexico State University College of Business. Discussions focused on partnership opportunities in offering MBA/MS-level graduate management degree programs in North America via a new ISU presence in Las Cruces. Discussants included NMSU Dean Garrey Carruthers, Assoc. Dean Kevin Boberg and Prof. Tony Popp.
  
  www.isunet.edu

• NAS Fellow, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

  National Academy of Sciences, Computer Science & Telecommunications Board

  (Public Policy industry)

  June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

  Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS), Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB). Policy research focused on U.S. IT R&D Ecosystem and Innovation Pipeline (advanced computing, networking, and telecom hardware, software, components, systems and services, electronic materials). Second project aimed to develop internal quality and impact metrics for application to DEPS units reports.
  
  www.nationalacademies.org
  www.cstb.org
  
  Also provided senior advisory services on a pro-bono basis to the National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) regarding the formation of a new non-profit alumni association for science and technology policy fellows in Washington DC. Submitted proposal to the National Academies, AAAS and ASME on January 10, 2007 for consideration. No action taken.
  
  www.aaas.org
  www.asme.org

• Senior Strategy Consultant

  Futron Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Space and Telecommunications Division. Corporate strategy and business development in the international commercial space sector, with specific experience in reusable launch vehicles and reentry systems. Projects also included spaceport development and engineering, business plans, regulatory compliance, economic impact and industry cluster analysis and modeling, and global space market research.
  
  Clients included commercial space and satellite telecommunications firms, the State of New Mexico EDD/Spaceport America, Florida Space Authority, and the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST).
  
  www.futron.com

• Senior Advisor

  Spaceport America/EDD, New Mexico

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  November 2005 — February 2006 (4 months)

  Advised Rick Homans, NM Economic Development Department (EDD) Secretary, on Spaceport America economic impact projections thru 2020, based on the creation of a new commercial space transportation and manufacturing cluster near Las Cruces. Primary author and chief economist on Futron economic impact study issued in January 2006. Also provided guidance to EDD on feasible federal/congressional funding strategies for the spaceport.
  
  See below for more info on my role as co-founder of the Southwest Regional Spaceport during 1990-1993.
  
  www.spaceportamerica.com

• Senior Nanotechnology Venture Funds Consultant

  Cimarron Capital Partners LLC

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  September 2005 — November 2005 (3 months)

  Identified and profiled US venture capital funds investing in the nanotechnology sector. Cimarron Capital Partners LLC, based in Oklahoma, is a developer and manager of regionally focused private equity investment programs in the United States.
  
  www.cimarroncapital.com

• Senior Advisor, Transportation & Energy Competitions

  X-Prize Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Program Development industry)

  August 2005 — October 2005 (3 months)

  Provided expert guidance and direction on the development of new incentive prizes in the automotive transportation and alternative energies sectors, with particular focus on Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicle competitions.
  
  www.xprize.org

• Corporate Strategy & Development Manager

  GE Global Research

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Renewables & Environment industry)

  May 2003 — January 2004 (9 months)

  Senior manager, GE Global Research, developing GE's global hydrogen energy strategy, business development plans and technology roadmaps. Assessed new hydrogen technologies and component supply chains across complete production-consumption chain, including fuel cells, hydrogen solid state storage for vehicles, mass distribution and storage systems, and hydrogen production technologies. Identified future markets, partners, competitors and M&A targets of potential interest. Worked closely with federal and state energy agencies to develop win-win GE-government R&D and technology demonstration partnerships. Also worked with GE carbon policy group. Cornell MBA internship at GE CRD.
  
  crd.ge.com

• Senior AI Research Engineer

  Hewlett Packard

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HP; Internet industry)

  June 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 1 month)

  Developed remote diagnostics and design-for-test approaches for complex high end industrial equipment, including semiconductor board, chip and wafer test systems. Work was directly related to dissertation research at Stanford. Part of TMO Group that was later absorbed into Agilent.
  
  www.hp.com

• Senior AI Researcher

  DaimlerChrysler AG R&D Labs, Germany

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DCX; Automotive industry)

  June 1998 — August 1998 (3 months)

  Spent summer at DaimlerChrysler AG Corporate R&D Labs conducting research in Internet-based automotive and truck diagnostics systems for Stanford PhD dissertation. Based in Esslingen, Germany, south of Stuttgart. Collaborations with Daimler colleagues performed in German.
  
  www.daimlerchrysler.de

• Senior New Ventures Development Consultant

  NASA Ames Research Center

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  September 1988 — May 1997 (8 years 9 months)

  Senior advisor to NASA Ames Office of Technology Commercialization. Focus on spinout of Ames space technologies into startups or technology licensing agreements with established firms. Management roles included technical due diligence, market research, business plan development, intellectual property transfer agreements, negotiation of angel and VC seed and early-stage funding, and identification of candidates for senior manager and Board of Director positions. Technologies successfully commercialized included reentry systems, biotech and medical devices, and medical imaging software.
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html

• Program Director, Stanford-NTT Japan Window Internet Research Project

  Stanford University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, US-Japan Technology Management Center

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 1994 — December 1996 (2 years 4 months)

  Directed Stanford graduate research team on joint Internet/Web research project with NTT Software Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan. Responsible for overseeing design, architecture and coding of advanced Web portal aimed at improving US access to Japanese scientific and technical information. Also directed content development efforts, including negotiating IP agreements with several Japanese technology content providers in Tokyo.
  
  Project won several Internet/WWW awards. Software and trademark licensed by Stanford University to NTT in 1996 in exchange for exclusive use by NTT of "Japan Window" trademark, and licensing fees in excess of $135K. Designated a "Smart Valley Inc." project, with Regis McKenna as Smart Valley board liaison.
  
  www-ee.stanford.edu/research.php

• Founding Webmaster

  National Parliament of Japan, Upper House of Councillors (Sangiin)

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Legislative Office industry)

  March 1995 — November 1996 (1 year 9 months)

  Webmaster and co-author for first website of the Japanese National Parliament (the Diet). Website hosted at Stanford University. Co-author with Mr. Shuichi Ohtsu, staff member, IT services, Japanese Parliament, Sangiin. English language. On staff at Stanford with the US-Japan Technology Management Center.
  
  This is equivalent to a Japanese university hosting the first website for the US Senate - in Japanese. This project - it was considered a brilliant coup at the time! - had a highly significant impact on the Parliament's plans for migrating to the Internet, and accelerated their timetable by at least two years.
  
  Current website of Upper House of Councillors is listed at:
  http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/

• Senior Space Policy and Programs Advisor

  NASA Headquarters, Office of Space Life Sciences

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  March 1991 — January 1995 (3 years 11 months)

  Provided senior policy and technical guidance to NASA HQ in conjunction with the US-Japan LifeSat life sciences reentry capsule program. Also functioned as official NASA LifeSat program liaison to Japan's NASDA space agency in Tokyo. Served in Tokyo, Japan; Silicon Valley (NASA Ames Research Center), Washington, D.C. (NASA HQ) and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  
  www.nasa.gov

• Co-Founder

  Southwest Regional Spaceport (www.spaceportamerica.com)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  February 1990 — June 1994 (4 years 5 months)

  Proposed new concept for New Mexico commercial spaceport to NMSU/PSL/WSMR in 1990 while visiting family in Las Cruces (my Mom!). Initial markets targeted land recovery for orbital ballistic reentry capsules. Authored first spaceport business/strategic plan, including intntl market research. Organized coalition of local counties/municipalities. Concurrently served as reentry capsule policy/technical advisor to NASA.
  
  Responsible for raising seed funding ($1.4 M) for first feasibility, safety & environmental studies through two Congressional earmarks; authored NASA & DoD earmark language for Sen. Pete Domenici.
  
  This work led to a consulting contract with NMSU VP of Research & Development (Dr. A Tombes) and then to the creation of the Southwest Regional Spaceport Task Force in 1992. Close collaboration with Bernie McCune, PSL. My work on the spaceport was interrupted for several years when my family moved our Mom from Las Cruces up to ABQ to a retirement home in May 1994.

• Co-Founder and Treasurer

  Aerospace States Association (ASA)

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  January 1991 — December 1992 (2 years)

  Co-founder of the ASA with Ed O'Connor, Florida Spaceport Authority, and Janice Dunn, now with the California Space Authority (CSA). Elected first Treasurer, successfully recruited 17 states as initial dues-paying members. First New Mexico delegate to the ASA, nominated by Lt. Governor Casey Luna.
  
  Authored multiple ASA resolutions in favor of developing FAA regulations to permit land recovery of reentry vehicles at spaceports in the continental US. Resolutions unanimously adopted by ASA member states. Language adopted in subsequent revisions to Commercial Space Launch Act (CSLA).
  
  www.aerostates.org

• IT Systems Consultant and Programmer

  World Bank/Planning Institute of Jamaica

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  February 1986 — June 1986 (5 months)

  Served as an IT Consultant and Database Systems Programmer to the Planning Institute of Jamaica on a World Bank-funded project to computerize the PIOJ's agricultural loans portfolio. Based in Kingston, Jamaica.
  
  www.pioj.gov.jm

• Senior Policy Advisor and Economist

  Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Jamaica

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Executive Office industry)

  March 1983 — January 1986 (2 years 11 months)

  Senior economic policy advisor to Prime Minister Edward Seaga. Focus on tourism industry planning, regulation and retention of foreign exchange earnings in line with IMF Quarterly FE targets. Co-authored GOJ foreign exchange regulations for tourism sector with BOJ General Counsel.
  
  Designed and supervised implementation of BOJ/Revenue Board IT system and data capture forms for monthly foreign exchange earnings of major tourism sector entities, including car rental firms, duty free shops, villas, tour operators and attractions.
  
  Developed intimate knowledge of Jamaican and global tourism industry through substantial travel throughout the island on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister. Based out of the Central Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), with additional time at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Revenue Board, in Kingston.
  
  www.mfaft.gov.jm/Leaders/office_of_the_prime_minister.htm
  www.boj.org.jm
  www.pioj.gov.jm

• S&T Policy Researcher

  National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Public Policy industry)

  March 1981 — January 1983 (1 year 11 months)

  Science and industrial policy researcher for the Government of Mexico's Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council of Science and Technology) aka CONACYT. Principal focus on development of findings and recommendations in support of Mexican national policy in the plant and animal genetic breeding sector. The Council's primary objective was the preservation of Mexican sovereignty and intellectual property rights over plant and animal genetic materials indigeneous to Mexico, among other goals.
  
  Project based at American University, Washington DC. Project manager was Dr. Louis Goodman.
  
  www.conacyt.mx
  www.american.edu

• Federal S&T Policy and Industry Analyst

  American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  September 1978 — January 1980 (1 year 5 months)

  Industry analyst with focus on global food, beverage and tourism industry. Covered major multinational firms such as Nestle, Unilever, Winn Dixie, Hormel, Coca Cola, etc.
  
  Served as Legislative Analyst and congressional liaison within the Food and Service Trades Department (FAST). Attended hearings and markup sessions, authored congressional testimony, briefed AFL-CIO leadership on status of pending legislation and legislative strategy. Managed relationships with external allied lobbying organizations and the media. Based at AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington DC.
  
  www.aflcio.org

• Corporate Finance and Campaigns Analyst

  International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Food Production industry)

  June 1979 — January 1980 (8 months)

  Developed financial and strategic analyses of multinational corporations (MNCs) in support of international labor union organizing campaigns and boycotts. MNCs covered included Nestle SA, Coca Cola, Unilever, and many others. Based at IUF Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
  
  The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; and all stages of tobacco processing.
  
  The IUF is currently composed of 336 trade unions in 120 countries representing a combined membership of over 12 million workers. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
  
  www.iuf.org

• Counselor and Camper

  YMCA Camp Warren

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  June 1966 — August 1971 (5 years 3 months)

  Counselor, Cub 7 Cabin; Camper - Outpost, Senior cabins, Intermediate 6 cabin. Border Canoe Trip, Chad Creek, many other canoe trips. Based in Eveleth, MN.
  
  www.campwarren.org

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Education

• PMP Certification 2005

  PMP, Project Management Professional, 2005 — 2005

  Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification awarded by Project Management Institute (PMI) in September 2005.
  
  www.pmi.org

• Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management

  MBA, Finance and Marketing, 2002 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Founder and President, Cornell Business and Law Society. High Tech Club. Net Impact.
  
  www.johnson.cornell.edu

• Stanford University

  Ph.D., Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 1997 — 2002

  Distributed Artificial Intelligence via the Internet, Distributed Complex Mechatronic Equipment Diagnostics and FMEA, Automated Reasoning, Bayesian Belief Networks, Probabilistic Risk Analysis, Structured Knowledge Representation and Ontologies for Product Design and Diagnostics, Knowledge Engineering, Object-oriented Software Engineering and Architectures, MEMS and Nanotechnology.
  
  PhD Committee members included: Prof. Martin Fischer (Chair, Civil Engineering), Prof. Larry Leifer (PhD Advisor, ME), Prof. Ross Shachter (Co-Advisor, Management Science and Engineering), Prof. Mark Musen (Computer Science/Medical Informatics), and Prof. Mark Cutkosky (ME).

  Activities and Societies:

  DaimlerChrysler AG Scholar. US Department of Energy Manufacturing Fellow.
  
  Affiliations: Center for Design Research (CDR); Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF); Stanford Medical Informatics (SMI); Manufacturing Modelling Laboratory (MML).
  
  BASES (Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students)
  
  cdr.stanford.edu
  snf.stanford.edu
  smi.stanford.edu
  mml.stanford.edu

• Stanford University

  M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1991 — 1996

  Specialization in Robotics and Telerobotics. Conducted research in telerobotics for the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston. Majority of graduate classwork performed in the ME and Aero-Astro Departments.

  Activities and Societies:

  Directed the award-winning Japan Window Internet research program for the US-Japan Technology Management Center in the Department of Electrical Engineering.
  
  Stanford Center for Technology & Innovation (SCTI) - Kyoto, Japan
  
  NASA Graduate Research Fellow, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.
  
  Founder, Stanford SEDS Chapter (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space)
  
  me.stanford.edu

• International Space University

  Certificate, Space Studies, 1988 — 1988

  Founding ISU Summer Session, held at MIT. Received NASA Scholarship.

  Activities and Societies:

  www.isunet.edu

• Brown University

  A.B., Physics, 1973 — 1978

  Double major. Did junior year in Munich, Germany.

  Activities and Societies:

  www.brown.edu

• Brown University

  A.B., Economics, 1973 — 1978

  Double major. Did junior year in Munich, Germany.

  Activities and Societies:

  First Prize Winner, Lope de Vega Prize in Spanish (1975)
  
  www.brown.edu

• Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München

  Volkswirtschaft u. Physik 1975 — 1977

  Majored in Soviet Economics. VWL Student an das Institut fuer Ost- und Suedosteuropaeische Studien, Dr. W. Gumpel.

  Activities and Societies:

  Amerikanischer Austauschstudent an der LMU. Beobachter in marxistischen u. sozialistischen Studentengesellschaften.
  
  www.uni-muenchen.de

• Wayne State University

  Economics and Physics 1975 — 1976

  Attended Junior Year Abroad (JYM), Munich, Germany. Matriculated at the Ludwigs-Maximillians University of Munich (LMU).

  Activities and Societies:

  I run the JYM group for alumni, students, faculty and staff here on LinkedIn. To join, pls follow this link:
  
  http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/119135/37F8390ADCE8
  
  www.jym.wayne.edu

• School Year Abroad (SYA), Barcelona, Spain

  Postgraduate Year, European History, Literature, Architecture and Art, 1972 — 1973

  www.sya.org

  Activities and Societies:

  Moderator of School Year Abroad Alumni & Community group on LinkedIn. SYA students, alumni (all years), faculty and staff are welcome to join this group at the following URL:
  
  http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/47756/42D6F842CCBF

• Phillips Academy, Andover

  Diploma, Mathematics and Physics, 1971 — 1972

  I run the Andover Alumni & Community Group here on LinkedIn. Alumni of all years, students, faculty and staff are welcome to join at the following link:
  
  http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/120021/5DE11151CDB7
  
  www.andover.edu

  Activities and Societies:

  Honors in Mathematics

• Weston Public High School

  Diploma, Science, Mathematics and Biology, 1967 — 1971

  Activities and Societies:

  http://www.westonschools.org/schools/hs/top/index.html

Additional Information

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Websites:

• Space Angels Network
• MIT 100K Entrepreneur Competit
• National Academy of Sciences

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Interests:

Technology venture finance and management; Corporate and business unit strategy. Strategy frameworks, tools and analysis. Venture capital, angel networks, private equity. Merger & Acquisition (M&A) transactions, corporate development. Innovation strategy and metrics. Automated reasoning, knowledge engineering. RFID. Personal air vehicles. Reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), spaceport development, space tourism. Science and technology museums. Piloting small aircraft, scuba diving (NAUI certified), Iyengar yoga. Foreign languages: English (native), German (vg), Spanish (vg), French (f). International work and education experience: Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, Czech Republic, Japan, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados. Selected Publications/Working Papers:

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Groups:

Stanford Alumni Association (SAA)
Washington DC Stanford Association (WDCSA)
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Alumnus
AIAA, ASME, AWIS, IEEE
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
Foresight Nanotech Institute
SD Forum
National Space Society (NSS)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
AIESEC USA/Austria, IAESTE Germany/Czech Republic
Facebook
Xing
academici
Blue Chip Expert Network
Mensa
Mentornet
AdvisorGarage.com

•    SDForum member
•    VLAB member
•    IMD alumni and friends member
•    European Corporate Finance Association member
•    Mensa member
•    AIESECAlumni member
•    JohnsonHighTech member
•    London Business School Active Startup Club member
•    Cornell University Alumni Network member
•    MBA GlobalNet member
•    Agilent Technologies Employees & Alumni member
•    MBAs Without Borders member
•    Columbia Business School PE/VC Network member
•    OnStartups member
•    Open HealthCare member
•    Persuasive Design member
•    Renewable Energy Business Network member
•    Oil & Gas Professionals member
•    Outsourcing Eastern Europe, Russia and former CIS countries member
•    theMeatBall / GE Alumni member
•    Startup Ventures Links member
•    SoftwareEngineering member
•    Paddytech member
•    Cornell University - S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management Alumni member
•    Expertise for Hire member
•    Technology Transfer member
•    MIT 100K Entrepreneurship Competition member
•    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders member
•    Risk Management and Compliance Experts member
•    Solar and Wind Power member
•    Brown University member
•    Mexican Professionals member
•    Friends of Germanic Culture. AC4GC.org , Arizona Center for Germanic Cultures member
•    Water Professionals member
•    American Astronautical Society (Space Flight Mechanics) member
•    Filmmakers Worldwide member
•    Venture Capital Cafe member
•    Aviation Professionals member
•    OPEN Silicon Valley member
•    COPUS - Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science member
•    Startup Houston member
•    East & West Cultural Exchange Council member
•    India Finance Forum member
•    Harvard Business School Alumni Network member
•    Climate Savers Computing Initiative member
•    World Green Business Association member
•    Goldman Sachs Networking member
•    Silicon Valley Engineering Council member
•    School Year Abroad Alumni and Community member
•    Advanced Dual-Degree MBAs, Attorneys & Physicians member
•    Jet Professionals member
•    General Electric Alumni member
•    ACM Members member
•    IEEE Computer Society Members member
•    Johnson School, Cornell University member
•    NOLS Alumni member
•    American Philatelic Society member
•    Startup Specialists member
•    New York Venture Community member
•    VENTURE CAPITAL EUROPE member
•    Sales, Marketing and Senior Executive Club - Asia Pacific member
•    Sustainability MBA member
•    Southern California Venture Capital Community member
•    Mind the Gap member
•    The Indus Entrepreneur member
•    Science, Technology & Innovation Policy Professionals + Fellows member
•    U.S. National Science Foundation member
•    Silicon Valley Venture Community member
•    Cleantech Israel member
•    RF/Microwave systems and design member
•    National Laboratory and R&D Institutes Professionals member
•    AviationLink member
•    European Space Agency - Friends member
•    Junior Year in Munich Alumni and Community (JYM) member
•    Phillips Academy Andover Alumni and Community member
•    National Academies Science & Technology Policy Fellows member
•    Stanford Engineering Alumni, Faculty and Staff member
•    Stanford School of Medicine Alumni, Faculty & Staff member
•    Artificial Intelligence Researchers, Faculty + Professionals member
•    Venture Capital and Private Equity in Turkey member
•    YMCA Camp Warren Alumni, Staff and Friends member
•    Solar Energy Professionals - PV and CSP member

Burton Lee PhD MBA’s Honors:

* Senior Science and Technology Policy Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2006
* DaimlerChrysler AG Scholar, Stanford University, 1997-2001
* US Department of Energy Manufacturing Fellow, 1998-2002
* Research Fellow, Center for International Security and Arms Control (CISAC), Stanford University, 1996-1998
* Japan Window Internet Research Award, Stanford University, 1996
* NASA Graduate Research Fellow, Johnson Space Center, 1988-1991
* Space Industrialization Fellowship, awarded by The Space Foundation, 1991
* NASA Headquarters Scholarship, International Space University (ISU), 1988
* Lope de Vega Prize in Spanish, Brown University, 1975
* Honor Roll in Mathematics, Phillips Academy, Andover, 1971-1972

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