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Peter Lee

President, Microsoft Science, Microsoft

Peter Lee is President, Microsoft Science, with responsibility for speeding discovery in the physical, biological, and medical sciences through AI and other emerging technologies. Lee previously led the worldwide laboratories of Microsoft Research; before joining Microsoft in 2010, Lee established a new technology office at DARPA. From 1987 to 2010, Lee was a professor and head of the computer science department at Carnegie Mellon University. Lee is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and co-authored, with Carey Goldberg and Isaac Kohane, the book "The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond."1

At a glance

Current role
President, Microsoft Science
Company
Microsoft
Sector
Company
Education
Carnegie Mellon
Work listed
1
Honors
1
Sources cited
1
Profile reviewed

Career

Peter Lee was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University from 1987 to 2010 and headed its computer science department. Lee then established a new technology office at DARPA that built capabilities in machine learning, data science and computational social science, before joining Microsoft in 2010.1

At Microsoft, Lee led the worldwide laboratories of Microsoft Research and is now President, Microsoft Science, responsible for using AI and other emerging technologies to speed discovery in the physical, biological and medical sciences. Lee also serves on the boards of institutions in AI and medicine, including the Board of Trustees of the Mayo Clinic and the Board of Directors of the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.1

AI and medicine

Lee was part of a group within Microsoft given early access to GPT-4 for evaluation and experimentation, and with Carey Goldberg and Isaac Kohane co-wrote The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond. Lee is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.1

Work and contributions

  • The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond Published research

    Co-author, with Carey Goldberg and Isaac Kohane, of this book on GPT-4 and medicine; Lee's Microsoft Research page notes that Lee was among a group within Microsoft with early access to GPT-4 for evaluation and experimentation.1

Timeline

  1. Became a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where Lee also headed the computer science department.1
  2. Joined Microsoft after establishing a new technology office at DARPA.1

Other documented roles

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Honors and recognition

  • Member, National Academy of Medicine · National Academy of Medicine1

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References

1 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. Peter Lee at Microsoft ResearchMicrosoft Research · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026