In 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre sent shockwaves through Lee’s neighborhood and community, taking the daughter of a dear friend.
Prior to this life-changing event, Lee held a 28-year career in IT consultancy, successfully leading over twenty Business Process Improvement and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects at Dell Services, Venetia Partners, IBM Global Financing, Nortel Networks, Pennzoil-Quaker State, Beiersdorf Inc. and others before ascending to SVP of Delivery Operations at a private equity-focused consultancy.
Upon returning from a 2-month career hiatus, Lee leveraged a lifetime of program management experience to co-found Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), the first national non-profit organization stemming from a violent mass casualty event. The following year, Lee lobbied CT state lawmakers to pass the strictest firearm safety legislation in the country.
Lee continues to advocate for victims of violence, collaborating with Newtown Action Alliance and serving as Executive Director of the Sodina Project at The Avielle Foundation, where he focuses on raising public awareness of the scope, scale and proximity of violence by curating first-hand accounts from survivors and affected families.
Additional advocacy efforts include organizing a strategy summit comprising multi-sector, national public health experts interested in collaborating on the root cause of violence, and proposing a national campaign for equity as an inclusive leadership and DEI consultant with several firms
