Raymond Lee

Raymond Lee is the current SDK Implementation Advisor at Phos. Raymond was previously the Vice President, Head of Strategy for Europe at Visa from July 2011 to May 2022. In this role, they were accountable for the development, socialization, and realization of Visa’s corporate strategy in Europe. This included responsibility for projects ranging across new-product strategy, regulation response, market positioning, etc.

Lee also advised on desirable targets for partnership, investment, or acquisition with the strategic deal rationale, ranges for valuation, and negotiation strategy. Raymond worked closely with internal deal execution team and external parties (e.g., investment bankers, PE firms, Strategy/M&A personnel at target/partner companies) to see deals all the way through to integration and product/market implementation.

At Visa, Lee led a team of corporate strategy professionals at regional headquarters in London and sub-regions throughout Europe. Raymond was responsible for all aspects of their career management, including recruiting, staffing, professional development, internal mobility, mental health and wellbeing, etc.

Raymond Lee's educational career began with a BA in Theirtory and Political Science from the University of Michigan. Raymond then went on to complete an MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).