Michael Lee

North Carolina Senator Michael Lee joined The Hunt Institute’s Board of Directors in the spring of 2019. While in the Senate, Lee has chaired the Education Committee, the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, and the Legislative Ethics Committee. As Chair of the Education Committee, Lee chaired The Hunt Institute’s 2018 Holshouser Legislators Retreat, which brings together North Carolina policymakers, state and national research experts, and education practitioners for candid dialogue about critical issues on public education.

Lee is also a member of the fifth Cohort of The Institute’s Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows program. The Fellows program seeks to partner with senior-level state leaders who have the knowledge, skill, and will to be effective, reform-minded education policymakers. The program exposes Fellows to the best research and analysis on innovative policies and practices.

Prior to his service in the NC Senate, Lee served on the NC Board of Transportation and chaired the NC Ports Authority Board of Directors. Lee currently practices law in Wilmington, NC where he represents developers of office, retail, industrial, and residential projects.