About
Jae-Yong Lee is Vice President of Operations at Thor Dynamics, where he develops operational and commercial infrastructure for defense and deep tech companies. His work spans unit economics, supply chain management, manufacturing, governance, and export compliance, with particular focus on transaction readiness and due diligence preparation. Lee holds an MBA in Operations Science from MIT Sloan and is a Certified US Export Compliance Officer; he is fluent in English, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin Chinese.
Experience
- Thor DynamicsVP Operationscurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- RivianLead - B2B Sales Operations2023 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- RivianSr. Associate / Lead - Strategic Finance2021 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Rewired Venture Studio, Longevity Vision Fund, PigeonLineVenture Capital Associate & Co-Founder2016 — 2019
- Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFADiplomatic Attaché - Embassy of Switzerland in the People's Republic of China2015 — 2016Beijing, China
- Swiss Armed ForcesE-32012 — 2013Switzerland
Education
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Science
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems
- Tsinghua UniversityUndergraduate Exchange, Information Systems
- University of St.GallenBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Information Systems
Skills & more
Strategic FinanceSupply Chain SecurityOperations ScienceU.S. Export Compliance (ITAR/EAR)
Languages English · French · German · Korean · Mandarin Chinese
- Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer (CUSECO) — ICPA, Inc - International Compliance Professionals Association
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)798
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Tsinghua University124
Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersDr. Kewei YangInvestor at G Vision Capital
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Also attended University of St.Gallen189
John-ArneInvestor at InvestinorMelissa DonohoeVice President at Notion CapitalMarjolaine CatilPrincipal at Newfund CapitalGülce KoçInvestment Manager at IdacapitalDominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesChristian NagelInvestor at Earlybird Venture Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Thor Dynamics3
Also worked at Rivian8
Kat CreamerOperations Manager at Red Cell IncubationJuan Pablo SoulierPartner at Prelude VenturesCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesSeth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesSebastian Lindner-LiawInvestment Research Analyst at World FundHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta Fund
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Also worked at Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA2
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