Lee Conner

Experienced Attorney, Enthusiastic Entrepreneurial Leader Highly accomplished senior legal partner with a Kenan-Flagler MBA and deep financial acumen; 20+ years of broad, progressive legal experience, coupled with Wall Street training and extensive history of spearheading successful financing transactions in the venture capital community and other commercial sectors. Broad people management and operations experience, including executive-level HR experience (responsibility for 430+ employees located at 40+ facilities in NC, VA, and TN) and demonstrated record of leading through encouragement and expertise. Energetic and collaborative influencer with demonstrated ability to direct successful change within non-profit and for-profit organizations of different sizes and governance structures. Natural convener and active listener. Transformational alumni foundation president with track record of identifying challenges and assembling talented alumni to solve them. Expanded scope of NC Governor’s School Foundation to include alumni association serving 40,000+ graduates, and led alumni foundation to new role as the leading public advocate for nation’s first Governor’s School. Built and nurtured authentic relationships with 19-member board of directors, alumni, and other internal and external partners. Converted personal passion into stakeholder buy-in, leading to unprecedented organizational achievements; re-elected 9 times.