Ms Aileen LEE

Chief Program Officer, Environmental Conservation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Aileen is the Chief Program Officer leading the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Environmental Conservation Program. The program includes the Andes-Amazon, Marine Conservation, and Conservation and Markets Initiatives. Aileen’s previous roles at the Foundation include developing and leading the Wild Salmon Ecosystems Initiative and the Conservation and Markets Initiative.

Prior to joining the foundation, Aileen was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where she led client engagements in strategy, operations and organizational effectiveness across a wide range of sectors. She currently serves on the boards of the Biodiversity Funders Group, the Climate and Land Use Alliance, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and the Coral Reef Alliance.

Aileen attended Yale University, where she received a B.A. in political science and East Asian studies. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and is a member of the California bar.