Fight For Children Board of Directors

Reginald Van Lee
Executive Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Reginald Van Lee is an Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton's Washington, DC office, where he leads the firm's Healthcare business and Not-For-Profit business.

He has deep expertise in building the organizational capabilities that make his clients resilient to potential shocks to mission accomplishment and growth. For 27 years, he has helped numerous private and public organizations transform to better achieve their missions and assisted in driving growth in not-for-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and numerous foundations. Prior to Booz Allen, he worked as a research engineer with Exxon Production Research Company in Houston, Texas.

Mr. Van Lee has co-authored a number of articles on the topic of strategy implementation. These articles have appeared in publications such as The Journal of Business Strategy and Business Horizons. He developed an innovative, integrated tool kit of management techniques to help leaders realize new strategies and institutionalize existing strategies. He is the co-author of the book, Megacommunities - How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together. He has appeared on ABC-TV's "World News This Morning" and CNBC, 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 is a founding member of the Clinton Global Initiative

Mr. Van Lee's many recognitions include the 2008 Black Engineer of the Year Award, the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award from the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, the New York University's C. Walter Nichols Award for outstanding community service, the prestigious Spirit of Cabrini Award from the Cabrini Mission Foundation, the Abyssinian Development Corporation Renaissance Award for his long-time and faithful commitment to the Harlem community, the Percy E. Sutton Civic Leadership Award from the Apollo Theater Foundation and he was inducted into The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS "Choose Life" Hall of Hope and Remembrance Award. In addition, in 2000 Consulting magazine named Mr. Van Lee as one of the top 25 consultants in the world. He has been recognized as one of New York's Finest Philanthropists and as one of the 2009 Washington Minority Business Leaders by the Washington Business Journal.

Mr. Van Lee serves as Chairman Emeritus, of the board of the Evidence Dance Company, Chairman of the Board of the New York International Ballet Competition, and is a Trustee of the Studio Museum in Harlem. He was appointed by President Obama to the President?s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and is a member of the MAC AIDS Fund Board. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Chairman of the Board of the Washington Performing Arts Society, Co-chair of the Howard Theatre Restoration Project, Chairman of the Board of the National CARES Mentoring Movement and a cabinet member for the Capital Campaign for Habitat for Humanity International and a Trustee for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Van Lee holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.