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Lee Faus

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Global Field CTO at GitLab
📍 Charlotte Metro, United States

Lee Faus is the Global Field CTO at GitLab, bringing over 20 years of IT experience to his role. He began his career as a high school teacher for math and computer science, a background he now uses to mentor executives on DevOps, DevSecOps, and Agile best practices. People who have worked with him describe him as energetic and knowledgeable.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Global Field CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Charlotte Metro, United States
Personality Overview

How Lee shows up

Judgemental
Hard To Convince
Demanding

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Lee cares about

Agentic AI
He is passionate about agentic AI and data-driven engineering, frequently discussing how AI is reshaping software development and empowering teams beyond simple code suggestions.
DevSecOps Adoption
As a Global Field CTO, he frequently works with executives to implement best practices around DevOps, DevSecOps, and software supply chain security in their organizations.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Global Field CTO
GitLab
1-2011
CTO
Cloud Nine Partners
4-2020 - 8-2021
Field CTO - DevOps Leader, Open Source Evangelist, Global Speaker, Application Architect
Armory.io
7-2019 - 4-2020
Technical Sales Manager - DevOps Leader,OpenSource Evangelist,Global Speaker,Application Architect
Armory.io
10-2014 - 4-2019
Platform Solutions Architect, Partner Programs
GitHub
In the press

Media appearances

Leaders of Code EP#2 with Lee Faus from GitLab. Featured in YouTube
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Lee Faus - GitLab. Featured in GitLab – The Source (author profile)
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Education
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Pittsburgh
1990 - 1994
BS
University of Pittsburgh
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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