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Dr. Lee Whitmore is the vice president for education in the Americas at Focusrite Group, which also includes Novation, Ampify Music, Sequential, Oberheim, ADAM Audio, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Linea Research, and Sonnox.

He is a music, audio, and creative digital media thought leader for education and industry. With a career that spans three decades, his professional assignments have included leadership positions at Avid and Sibelius, Korg USA, the GRAMMY Music Education Coalition, and Berklee College of Music. Lee also served as an adjunct professor for music technology in education at Columbia University Teachers College. Because it changed his life, Lee is a vocal advocate for access to music and related arts education for all young people.

Lee is an author, educator, public speaker, and industry and education executive. Some of his recent writing includes pieces for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Washington Post. He serves as a MIDI Association executive board member and leads that organization's Education Special Interest Group and as a board member for Beats by Girlz. He is also an advisory board member for the Bob Moog Foundation and the Richmond Symphony School of Music.