# Heungyeol Lee

> Heungyeol Lee is the founder and CEO of Neurogazer, a Baltimore- and Seoul-based biotechnology research company he co-founded with his neuroscientist brother, Daeyeol Lee, in 2014. Trained in business rather than a laboratory, Lee moved through accounting, advertising, brand marketing and telecommunications before teaching himself enough neuroscience to connect researchers, machine learning and brain-imaging data. His public record shows a patient operator preoccupied with a simple question: can complex scientific information help people understand themselves and one another more generously?

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Neurogazer
- **Organizations:** Neurogazer Inc., Neurogazer USA Inc., CrowdGeeks, Genesis TEMS
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Dankook University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Neurogazer in 2014 and expanded the company from South Korea into the United States., Named inventor on Korean patent application 10-2018-0103804 for an MRI-based predictive-model method and apparatus., Co-author of the 2023 Human Brain Mapping article 'Coordinated anatomical and functional variability in the human brain during adolescence.'

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated from Dankook University with a degree in business administration.
- **Early career** — Worked in accounting, then advertising and brand marketing.
- **2000s** — Worked as an information-technology specialist in telecommunications.
- **2008** — Served as head of the service business division at Genesis TEMS.
- **2011** — Became CEO of CrowdGeeks and began developing the idea that became Neurogazer with his brother Daeyeol Lee.
- **2014** — Co-founded Neurogazer in South Korea and became its CEO.
- **2017** — Established Neurogazer USA, initially with operations in Irvine and New Haven.
- **2018** — Was named as inventor on a Korean patent application for MRI-based predictive modeling.
- **2019** — Neurogazer moved its U.S. operation to Baltimore.
- **2023** — Co-authored a Human Brain Mapping research article on anatomical and functional variability during adolescence.
- **2025** — Co-authored a Journal of Neuroscience paper on resting-state cortical activity across the lifespan.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Neurogazer in 2014 and expanded the company from South Korea into the United States.
- Named inventor on Korean patent application 10-2018-0103804 for an MRI-based predictive-model method and apparatus.
- Co-author of the 2023 Human Brain Mapping article 'Coordinated anatomical and functional variability in the human brain during adolescence.'
- Co-author of the 2025 Journal of Neuroscience article 'Temporal and Spatial Scales of Human Resting-State Cortical Activity across the Lifespan.'
- Helped assemble a scientific advisory network spanning Johns Hopkins, Yale, Oxford, UCL and other research institutions.
- Led Neurogazer through the establishment of its Baltimore office and the Neurogazer Brain Imaging Center in Seoul.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — A Journal of Neuroscience paper co-authored by Lee on resting-state cortical activity across the lifespan was published online.
- **2024-10** — Neurogazer presented three posters at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago and reported developing a beta AI counselor and updated analysis services.
- **2023-11** — Neurogazer pre-launched a brain-analysis service for people aged 50 and above.
- **2023-01** — Neurogazer established its Brain Imaging Center and hosted the first World Neuroscience & Neurobusiness Conference.

## Links

- Website: https://www.neurogazer.com/en/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/heungyeol-lee-6046711b
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/neurogazer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9LQz1vmwSRHUcTi37hnE_g
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurogazer/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/neurogazer

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Last updated: 2026-08-27