# Sean Kae

> Sean Kae is the Chief Executive Officer of Modo Labs, the Boston-based no-code platform that powers mobile campus and workplace apps for universities, hospitals, and enterprises. He joined as COO and was elevated to CEO in August 2022 to lead the company's next stage of growth, drawing on 16+ years at Samsung and time as an executive-in-residence at Storm Ventures.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Modo Labs
- **Organizations:** Modo Labs, Storm Ventures (former EIR), Samsung (former), IBM (former), Rational Software (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University, Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Promoted from COO to CEO of Modo Labs within his first year at the company, Led strategy and corporate development at Samsung's innovation arm across 5G, AI, robotics, digital health and autonomous vehicles, Built and ran sales, engineering, and product organizations inside Samsung Mobile and IT Services

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Early employee at Rational Software
- **post-2003** — Regional Manager at IBM after its acquisition of Rational Software, leading Western US sales
- **~2005-2021** — 16+ years at Samsung across Mobile, IT Services, SDS America, and the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC)
- **pre-2022** — Executive-in-Residence at Storm Ventures
- **2022** — Joined Modo Labs as Chief Operating Officer
- **2022-08** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Modo Labs

## Achievements

- Promoted from COO to CEO of Modo Labs within his first year at the company
- Led strategy and corporate development at Samsung's innovation arm across 5G, AI, robotics, digital health and autonomous vehicles
- Built and ran sales, engineering, and product organizations inside Samsung Mobile and IT Services

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Modo Labs closed debt financing as part of its $32.55M total funding stack.
- **2022-08** — Named CEO of Modo Labs.

## Links

- Website: https://modolabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-kae

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Last updated: 2026-05-15