Dr. Lee Cheatham is Executive Director of the Washington Technology Center. During Dr. Cheatham’s tenure, WTC has expanded its interactions with companies and communities within Washington State to encourage innovation and technology development leading to job growth. Prior to his position at WTC, Dr. Cheatham founded the Strategic Projects Group, a startup software and information services company. In addition, Cheatham has held several senior management positions including a 17 year commitment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Cheatham’s global experience has focused on building market-driven interactions under a variety of commercial, government and university sponsorships. In each of his assignments, Dr. Cheatham has focused on the impact of innovation and collaboration.
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.
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