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
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
From Jae-Yong's professional profile.
Colleagues at Thundermark Capital
Gleb Chuvpilo
Managing Partner at Thundermark Capital
Jake Kramer
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
John Crandon
General Counsel at Thundermark Capital
Ralph Quintero
Community at Thundermark Capital
Santiago Tenorio
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
Will Sanchez
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jae-Yong Lee?
- 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.
- Where does Jae-Yong Lee work?
- Jae-Yong Lee is Investments at Thundermark Capital.
- Where did Jae-Yong Lee go to school?
- Jae-Yong Lee studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Science); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems); Tsinghua University (Undergraduate Exchange, Information Systems).
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