Ken Lee

About Ken Lee

Detail-oriented and results-oriented enterprise transformation and technology leader with 25+ years of experience driving operating model redesign, digital modernization, and AI-enabled transformation across healthcare, utilities, energy, software, and regulated industries. I’m known for rebuilding underperforming IT organizations by aligning CEO and board priorities to disciplined execution—improving profitability, productivity, security posture, and customer experience at scale.I’ve served as CIO, CTO, Chief Architect, and CISO, leading high-stakes turnarounds, cybersecurity uplift, cloud strategy, portfolio governance, and M&A integration. My approach blends trust-based leadership with measurable delivery: clear roadmaps, strong governance, and practical change management that moves outcomes—cost savings, risk reduction, reliability, and stakeholder satisfaction.Focus areas:• Enterprise transformation, operating model redesign, productivity and cost optimization• Cybersecurity and risk governance (regulated environments), controls maturity, compliance readiness• Cloud strategy, enterprise architecture, portfolio management, value realization and performance metrics

Experience

1. Delivery & Digital Transformation Executive (Interim CIO CTO Advisor)

   Bluewater Growth Partners

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Serve as interim CIO/CTO and senior transformation advisor to healthcare, energy, IoT, and software organizations executing modernization at scale.• Lead enterprise transformation spanning digital strategy, AI adoption, cybersecurity uplift, SaaS operations, and operating model redesign.• Delivered transformation roadmaps that increased profitability up to 100% and revenue up to 50% for global software and services businesses.• Build executive alignment with boards and leadership teams by translating priorities into measurable milestones, governance, and delivery accountability.• Stand up commercial IT and information security operating models aligned to industry frameworks, contracts, and service-level expectations.• Scale global delivery operations supporting multi-country services, improving reliability, support responsiveness, and customer outcomes.• Guide investors and founders on digital strategy, operating maturity, and technology risk across healthcare and analytics-enabled businesses.• Improve value realization by strengthening portfolio prioritization, delivery cadence, and performance reporting tied to business goals.• Support cyber risk reductions through team/process restructuring that improves controls without inflating cost structures.• Create change enablement plans that drive adoption across business leaders, technical teams, and customer-facing stakeholders.

Education

• University of St. Thomas

  MBA Coursework in Finance and Accounting

• Iowa State University

  BS, Computer Engineering

Skills

• IT Strategy
• Sales
• Business Strategy
• Information Security
• Software Development
• Product Development
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Analysis
• Enterprise Architecture
• Data Center
• Information Technology
• Outsourcing
• Saas
• Integration
• Program Management
• Mobile Technology
• Infrastructure
• Product Management
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• IT Management
• IT Service Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Account Management
• Networking
• Sdlc
• Cloud Computing
• Vendor Management
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Business Intelligence
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Product Marketing
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Process Improvement
• Business Process
• Consulting
• Smart Grid