Reggie Van Lee is a Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton’s McLean, Virginia, headquarters, where he leads the firm’s non-profit business efforts as well as its organization and strategy capabilities in the health public sector.
He has deep expertise in determining how global organizations can build capabilities to make them resilient to potential shocks to mission accomplishment and growth. He has helped numerous health organizations transform to better achieve their missions, and co-led the Urban Enterprise Initiative with the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation, where he focused on driving enhanced competitiveness to small businesses in Harlem.
He also assisted in driving growth in non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, the American Cancer Society, and numerous foundations.
Mr. Van Lee has co-authored a number of articles on the topic of strategy implementation, which have appeared in publications such as The Journal of Business Strategy and Business Horizons. He is also co-author of the book, Megacommunities, which addresses how government, business, and non-profit leaders can tackle global challenges together. He developed an innovative and integrated management tool kit with techniques designed to help leaders realize new strategies and institutionalize existing strategies. He has also appeared on ABC-TV’s “World News This Morning” and CNBC.
Mr. Van Lee’s many recognitions include the Black Engineer of the Year Pioneer Award, the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award from the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, New York University’s C. Walter Nichols Award for outstanding community service, and the prestigious Spirit of Cabrini Award from the Cabrini Mission Foundation. In addition, Consulting magazine named Mr. Van Lee as one of the top 25 consultants in the world, and he has been recognized as one of New York’s Finest Philanthropists.
Chairman of the board of the Evidence Dance Company, he is also a board member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is on the corporate advisory board at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. Additionally, he is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, the Abyssinian Development Corporation, MIT’s National Selection Committee, the New York International Ballet Competition, the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, and is the treasurer and a trustee of the Studio Museum in Harlem.
With an MBA from the Harvard Business School, Mr. Van Lee also holds M.S. and B.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
profile updated February 25, 2008
