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Lee Cheatham
 Lee
Cheatham was appointed Executive Director of the Washington
Technology Center – Washington’s technology-based economic
development organization – in 1998. During Dr. Cheatham’s
tenure, WTC has expanded its interactions with companies and
communities across the state. In addition, he led a group
of companies and government organizations to found the Northwest
Energy Technology Collaborative, a partnership committed to
accelerating the Pacific Northwest’s Energy Technology industry.
Prior to this position, Dr. Cheatham founded the Strategic
Projects Group, a startup software and information services
company serving the real estate market. Before founding SPG,
Dr. Cheatham was Vice President at Ameritech Library Services
with responsibility for worldwide product development and
engineering. Ameritech Library Services is the market leader
in library automation software with annual sales exceeding
$100M. From 1978 to 1995, Dr. Cheatham held several senior
management positions at Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory. Primary responsibilities focused on leadership
of the Computer Sciences Department, a 170-member applied
research group.
In each of his assignments, Dr. Cheatham has focused on the
impact of innovation and collaboration. He has a proven track
record in areas ranging from software start-up to managing
engineering activities in six countries. Dr. Cheatham’s global
experience has focused on building market-driven interactions
under a variety of commercial, government and university sponsorships.
Dr. Cheatham received a BS degree from Oregon State University
and MS degree from Washington State University, both in electrical
engineering (1978, 1981). He also received a Ph.D. in electrical
engineering with specialization in optical computing from
Carnegie-Mellon University in 1984.
Dr. Cheatham serves on the Boards of Directors or Advisors
of several organizations including University of Washington
Bothell, Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute
and VocalArts Northwest.
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