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VP & Chief Technologist, E*TRADE FINANCIAL.
As Vice President and Chief Technologist of E*TRADE FINANCIAL, Lee Thompson is responsible for managing the company's technical strategy. A driver of change at E*TRADE since its inception in 1996, Mr. Thompson played a key role in integrating and validating open source into E*TRADE's commodity hardware and software direction. The company has saved millions of dollars annually in the process, and has extended its open-source utilization to its SOA and middleware. Currently Mr. Thompson is driving to establish a community development process as a model for the company's internal development. The goal is to provide developers with a more robust environment that folds in security, quality and shortened development times, which allows for more creative and innovative products for E*TRADE customers.
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