about Joan Lee
I am an experienced integrated marketing leader with more than 20 years of experience across tech, startups and venture capital, and book publishing/media. A creative, analytical, and mission-driven leader, I can conceive and execute complex GTM strategy and execution for brands, creators, and innovative tech, incorporating online channels, print/out-of-home, and in-person events/conference promotions.
experience
Toyota Ventures | Senior Marketing & Events Director (2020 – present)
Corporate venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups across autonomy, mobility, AI, robotics, space, climate tech, and other areas
Indiegogo | Director of Marketing (2017 – 2019)
Venture-backed startup – crowdfunding platform
Insight Editions | Director of Marketing (2015 – 2016)
Boutique book publisher featuring major licensing partnerships (Harry Potter, Marvel, Disney, DC Comics)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers | Senior Marketing Manager (2012 – 2014)
Award-winning and best-sellling publisher of books by Lois Lowry, Chris Van Allsburg, Jasper Fforde, Terry Pratchett
Walt Disney Company, ABC Television Group / Hyperion Books | Marketing Manager (2009 – 2012)
Books division of the Disney ABC Television Group (acquired by Hachette)
Penguin Group USA, Plume | Senior Marketing Coordinator (2007 – 2009)
Major trade publishing house (Merged with Random House)
education
B.A. University of California, Berkeley – English & Mass Communications
M.B.A. University of Oxford, Saïd Business School
contact
joan@joanhlee.net | LinkedIn | San Francisco Bay Area