Ellen Lee

Introduction | Director, Technical Program Management, Google

ELLEN LEE is a Director of Technical Program Management at Google. She has most recently been leading cross-Google technical programs in the regulatory and compliance space.

With over 21 years of experience at Google, her career has largely centered around technical program management inside big infrastructure and data problems, especially in the early days at Google where she spent 8+ years working to help build the server, networking, and datacenter infrastructure that powers all of Google today. She also led program management teams in the Maps organization, tying together disparate parts of the org and designing holistic processes and systems to help the organization execute well. Core to her career is building and leading teams, processes and systems that focus on sound and resilient program management.

Prior to Google, Ellen held a variety of roles in tech companies including Loudcloud, a couple dotcoms, and Hewlett-Packard. She earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Outside of her core role at Google, Ellen is a champion for equity in the work place. Ellen believes that investing in the ‘next generation’ of talent is priority number one, and she has been an active mentor, Tech Advisor, and sponsor for Googlers, clearly investing her time and energy where her values lie. Ellen has served as executive sponsor for and sat on several Diversity Equity and Inclusion Councils within Google. Ellen is also the executive sponsor for Grow with Google’s first ever Project Management Certificate Program, which trains people in job-ready project management skills they can directly apply to jobs in a fast growing tech industry.

In her spare time, Ellen enjoys spending time with her husband, two kids, dog Luna, and parakeet Bloo (who sometimes makes a vocal appearance during meetings). She also enjoys cooking, shopping online for the latest gadgets, and planning her next travel adventure.