
Dr. Mingu Lee is the Managing Partner of Cleveland Avenue Technology Investments, where he leads the CA Tech Fund—an investment platform focused on disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Digital Experience, and Robotics. He currently serves on the boards of several pioneering companies, including Bear Robotics (restaurant service robots), Soul Machines (face-to-face AI workforce), bemyfriends (fandom management platform), and NeuReality (AI semiconductor solutions). He also serves as an advisor and board observer for Aigen, which develops solar-powered autonomous robots for agriculture. Previously, he was a board director at SparkCharge (on-demand EV charging) and Better Foods (next-generation alternative foods). Before joining Cleveland Avenue, Mingu served as Chief Business Officer and Senior Vice President at Samsung SDS America, where he led U.S. business strategy across key areas such as enterprise mobility, digital signage, blockchain, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, smart factory solutions, IoT, and 5G infrastructure. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Technology Officer at Lockheed Martin for Environmental and Technology Services and held senior engineering and project leadership roles at Northrop Grumman, contributing to enterprise systems integration for the U.S. Department of Defense. Beyond his corporate leadership, Mingu serves as Global Governing Body Chair of XSamsung, the Samsung Global Alumni Network, where he champions innovation, impact, and continuous growth across sectors. He holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University, a master’s degree in Information and Telecommunication Systems from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from The Ohio State University. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program (AMP 196) at Harvard Business School.
clevelandavenue.com
soulmachines.com
northropgrumman.com
samsungsds.com
neureality.ai
linktr.ee
ampinvestmentpartners.com
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Managing Partner
Cleveland Avenue
• www.linkedin.com/company/cleveland-avenue
Jul 2021 - Present
Founder & Governing Body Chair
XSamsung
• www.linkedin.com/company/xsamsung
Oct 2021 - Present
Board Observer
Bear Robotics
• www.linkedin.com/company/bear-robotics-inc
May 2025 - Present
Member Board of Directors
Bear Robotics
• www.linkedin.com/company/bear-robotics-inc
Mar 2022 - May 2025
Board Observer
Aigen
• www.linkedin.com/company/aigeninc
Oct 2023 - Present
Member Board of Directors
NeuReality
• www.linkedin.com/company/neureality
Mar 2024 - Present
Advisory Board / Board Observer
NeuReality
• www.linkedin.com/company/neureality
Apr 2022 - Mar 2024
Senior Vice President, Mobile B2B
Samsung SDS America
Dec 2017 - Jan 2020
lockheedmartin.com