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Engineering in Residence Seminar (SE 290) - Jeff Lee

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
The Department of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Location
114 Transportation Building
Date
Oct 23, 2025   11:00 am  
Contact
Julie Murphy
E-Mail
jdg5@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
ISE Seminar Calendar

Jeff Lee is the founder of Valorea, a tech-driven platform designed to help ambitious business professionals develop power skills that separate elite talents. He brings over 30 years of experience recruiting, developing, and leading world-class talent in the highly competitive consulting industry.

Prior to Valorea, Lee was a partner and co-founder of Maven Wave Partners, a consulting firm specializing in digital and cloud solutions. He co-founded the business in 2008 and grew it largely organically to over $130 million in revenue before its acquisition by the global IT services firm ATOS in 2020. Under his co-leadership, Maven Wave achieved significant recognition, including: 

● 3 time winner - Google's #1 North American Services Partner of the Year (2017-2019)

● Ranked in Crain’s Fast 50 growth companies for six consecutive years

● Named #21 on Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For list in 2018 

Before co-founding Maven Wave, Lee served as a Managing Director at Cognizant, leading client engagements in excess of $150 million. This followed his time as the founder and CEO of Fathom Solutions, a high-growth consultancy acquired by Cognizant in 2004. He began his career at Accenture, where he led large-scale change programs for communications and financial services clients.

Beyond professional life, Lee is a devoted husband and father of four, and he enjoys golf, boating, skiing, and flying. Lee’s philanthropic efforts include development of life champion skills in young men and women within underprivileged communities.

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