Lee Sessions Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California, Us

Building collaborative relationships with leading Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) organizations to better support our portfolio companies with the best co-investors to accelerate growth. Assessing and improving current CVC relationships, prioritizing development goals for new and deeper relationships. Defining and sharing Intel Capital's value proposition as a collaborative co-investors. Developing our network of CVC relationships to bring new investment and company building opportunities to Intel Capital.

Responsible for Portfolio Business Development, Marketing, Press Relations, Events, and Information Services operations for Intel Capital, Intel's investing organization.

4/05—3/07 Intel Corporation Hillsboro, Oregon USAGroup HR Manager, Corporate Technology Group and Intel Capital GroupLed HR team (~9) for Corp R&D (~1000 ee's) including Labs, Intel Research, Intel Fellows office and global technology standards office with employees in US, Europe, Asia). Business partner for CTO and for President of Intel Capital, (Venture Capital arm of Intel, ~300 worldwide, Equity Dealmakers and New Business Initiatives). Developed strategies and metrics for management, leadership and diversity. Implemented revised compensation package for corporate equity dealmakers. Supervised investigations and resolved complex employee relations matters. Improved staff effectiveness in CTG. Led re-structuring and downsizing actions.

10/03—4/05 Intel Corporation Hillsboro, Oregon USAFab Sort Manufacturing Business Group HR ManagerLed account team of HR professionals (HR, OD, Comp, Staffing) for Intel’s12 wafer fabs in the US, Ireland and Israel, ~15,000 employees. Development of strategies and tools to measure and improve organizational capabilities, including a focus on diversity, leadership, management, and organization health. Focus on metrics, indicators, organizational learning. Direct support for GMs/VPs of Manufacturing; managed staff (8 directs/8 matrix) with total organization ~40 HR professionals and provided direction for ~20 embedded resources in OD, Staffing and Training.

11/00 – 11/01 Intel Technology Phils. Cavite, PhilippinesPhilippines Site HR ManagerManaged site HR and Training organization, ~100 in classic HR and ~100 in Training. Compensation & Benefits, HRD, HR legal advisors, Staffing, Training, Organization Development, Relocation and Employee Services. Supported 6200 employees, 2 campuses w/4 AT factories.

1/98 – 11/01 Manila, PhilippinesRegional HRD Manager, Assembly-Test ManufacturingLed staff of 10 HRDMs, (54 ee’s) supporting ~15,000 employees, in 12 factories, on 7 campuses in Costa Rica, Ireland, Malaysia, PRC, and Philippines. Received Intel Achievement Award for development of People Movement processes to help move ~4000 employees and downsize organization with positive ER results. Improved processes for Site Selection and led Greenfield planning team. Developed and implemented systems and processes to improve ER practices, including ER Self Assessment, Open Door Initiative, Employee Issue tracking system, and systemic use of various surveys (Integration, Culture, Employee Perceptions, Retention).

1/97 – 12/97 Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd. Penang, MalaysiaPenang, Malaysia Site HRD ManagerOperational HRD responsibility for 4500 employees.

Portland, Oregon, Us

BOD Observer. Investor in the world's largest device-based fraud prevention network.

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Investor BOD role for video processing/mixed signal semiconductor for broadband network operators. Company acquired by Broadcom.

Served in vaious seasonal positions at Charles L. Sommers wilderness canoe base in Ely, Minnesota. Guided canoe trips in BWCA and Quetico Provincial Park. Guide Chief, responsible for training, scheduling and work/trip assignments for trail staff of ~50 guides. As summer program director, was responsible for all aspects of base operation including kitchen, food packing, equipment outfitting, trading post, summer maintenance, and trail staff for Ely, Atikokan and Bissett, Manitoba canoe bases.

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English/German, Organizational Leadership