is an executive vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he leads the firm’s public health and not-for-profit businesses. Previously, he worked as a research engineer. He is the co-author of Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). He co-led the Urban Enterprise Initiative and is a founding member of the Clinton Global Initiative. Van Lee’s many recognitions include the Black Engineer of the Year Award, the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award, New York University’s C. Walter Nichols Award, and the Spirit of Cabrini Award. Van Lee serves as chairman emeritus of the Evidence Dance Company, chairman of the New York International Ballet Competition, and trustee of the Studio Museum in Harlem. President Obama appointed Van Lee to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

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