As executive vice president of technology, research and development for the Strategic Product division, Lee Hou is responsible for the overall strategy and execution of product technology and architecture for all products managed by the division, as well as oversight of advanced research.

Through both optimization of existing products and integration of new development, Hou is leading the effort for product architecture and technology excellence and innovation to ensure customer and business benefits. On behalf of FIS, Hou currently serves on the board of directors of the IFX Standard forum. Prior to FIS, Lee worked for Sanchez Computer Associates, Inc. where he served as chief technology officer.

Hou holds a master’s degree in physics and a doctorate in computational biophysics from Carnegie Mellon University.