Monica Lee
MONICA LEE
The Broad Residency Class of 2009-2011
Current Organization: Chicago Public Schools
M.B.A., Harvard Business School
B.A., Psychology, Amherst College
“My parents sacrificed everything they had to come to America to provide me with the best education possible. It is due to their sacrifice and the incredible teachers I met along my educational journey that I am who I am today. I want to give back. I want to make sure every child has the same opportunities that I had.”
Monica Lee has focused on performance management in her first six months at Chicago Public Schools. Specifically, she has helped launch and support school-based performance management processes as the Director of Area Performance Management. Lee is transitioning to an Elementary Area to directly support the launch of School PM within 10-15 schools in that area. Prior to joining The Broad Residency, Lee was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Lee focused on developing growth strategies for leading non-profit organizations and educational foundations as well as leading organization-wide performance transformations for Fortune 500 companies in the travel, financial services, and healthcare sectors. In addition, while at McKinsey, Lee helped develop and implement a new professional development program for consultants across McKinsey’s Midwest office, launched Ashoka Day, a new partnership between McKinsey and Ashoka social entrepreneurs, and lead recruiting for women’s college. Previously, Lee worked as a middle school math teacher through Teach For America and helped manage a venture capital program for women entrepreneurs in the New England area. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Amherst College and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Lee is a participant in The Broad Residency in Urban Education (Class of 2009-2011), serving her two-year Residency at Chicago Public Schools.