Michelle Rhee

Michelle Rhee is the assistant general counsel for Wells Fargo & Company and the chief legal officer for Wells Fargo Asset Management. In these roles, Michelle sets the strategic direction for a team of more than 20 attorneys and paralegals.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Michelle served as associate general counsel at Bank of America Corporation, where she headed a legal team supporting the global distribution of securities products to high-net-worth individuals within the Merrill Lynch, U.S. Trust, and Merrill Edge businesses. Her team of 24 attorneys provided origination, development, and regulatory advice on a variety of securities products, including mutual funds, alternative investment funds, derivatives, collective vehicles, 529 plans, separately managed accounts, HSAs, IRAs, and equity and fixed-income transactions. She also has served as an associate and junior partner with the asset management practice at Hale and Dorr.

Michelle earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a juris doctorate from Boston University School of Law. She is a member of the state bars of Massachusetts and California.