Johnsee Lee

Johnsee Lee, PhD, MBA

Independent Director

Dr. Johnsee Lee is the founder, President, and CEO of Personal Genomics, Inc., and has held various technical and managerial positions at Argonne National Laboratories, Johnson Matthey Inc., and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).Johnsee has many years of hands-on experience in both frontier technology research and industrial commercialization. He received a Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.After joining ITRI, Johnsee worked his way up from a lab manager to become President of the Institute and played a key leadership role in the development of Taiwan′s world-class high-tech industry. He was the first Director and founder of the Biomedical Engineering Center at ITRI, with expertise covering chemical, biochemical, and molecular technologies.Johnsee is specialized in multidisciplinary technology integration and has successfully led the exploratory research team to develop and commercialize novel technologies for healthcare applications. During his tenure as the President of ITRI, he has created 16 high-tech start-ups and actively supported them with the institute’s incubation and venture programs.Johnsee has published many journal papers and patents. He is also a recipient of the National Engineering Medal, Economics Contribution Award, and Innovation Leadership Award by Global Views Magazine.He is an Adjunct Professor at Taipei Medical University, Chairman of the Development Center for Biotechnology in Taiwan, and Director of the Board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).