Arnold Lee
Arnold Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sphere, a global technology company specializing in developing advanced payment solutions for businesses worldwide. Lee is passionate about creating a more transparent, accessible, and equitable financial system. At Sphere, he is building software to accelerate more efficient and open money movement. He also has a background in full stack development — from firmware for thermocouple sensors to Next.js frontends.
Arnold Lee Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and CEO
Academic History
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B.A., Computer Science
ABOUT SPHERE
Sphere is an innovative platform designed to facilitate stablecoin transactions, offering merchants in underserved regions access to secure, cost-effective, and near-instant cross-border payments.
It provides a seamless interface that integrates stablecoins with financial services providers, driving economic growth and stability in emerging markets.
The platform is backed by The Chernin Group, Jump Trading, Hudson River Trading, Republic Capital, Big Brain Holdings, BessemerDAO, and angels including Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal among others.
EARLY CAREER
Lee served as a freelance software engineer, involved in various projects across data and analytics, trading, and software consulting.
He served as a Software Engineer for Bigbelly, where he was involved in full-stack development for cloud-based solar compactor management.
He also served as a Software Engineer for Young Construction, responsible for thermocouple sensors used in concrete curing.
He was a Research Assistant at Columbia University.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.