John Lee

John Lee is a director in SVB's Entrepreneur Services Group. Lee establishes banking relationships with early stage technology companies. Lee also assists early and mid-stage technology companies with raising capital through review and feedback on investment materials and targeted introductions to venture capital firms and other investors. In addition, Lee provides relevant market insights and connections to strategic partners. Lee focuses on the enterprise and infrastructure software and hardware sectors, including cloud computing and SaaS, data management and analytics, mobile platforms and applications, security, semiconductors, mobile devices, and data center systems, storage, and networks.

Prior to his current role, Lee served as a relationship manager for SVB's Emerging Technologies Practice, providing commercial banking services to early stage companies in the technology, life sciences, cleantech, and angel and venture capital industries.

Before joining SVB, Lee worked at Societe Generale, Union Bank of California, and Bank of America, focusing on technology, communications, and media companies. While completing his undergraduate studies, Lee worked at Intel, conducting research and analysis of competitive semiconductor design and manufacturing technologies.

Lee holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.