The son of Hong Kong immigrants, Michael Lee grew up near Queen Elizabeth Park, went to pre-school and summer camps at the Jewish Community Centre, and attended Vancouver College for 12 years. In his student days at UBC, Michael was AMS student body president.
Michael is a business lawyer with 20 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, financings and corporate governance and is a partner with a leading Canadian business law firm based in Vancouver. He has also served as corporate secretary to BC Hydro and acted as general counsel to its subsidiary, Powertech Labs Inc. Prior to obtaining his law degree at UVic, Michael worked as a Special Assistant to the Right Honourable Kim Campbell in Vancouver and Ottawa.
Over the past 30 years, Michael has served our community on numerous boards and is currently a Member of the Board of Trustees of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver Foundation. He has served as the Past Chair of the Alumni Board of UBC and the Board of Directors of Arts Umbrella, as well as a past Vice-Chair and Board member of SUCCESS, Science World British Columbia and Leadership Vancouver. Michael is also a past Board Member of Sustainable Cities International, the Justice Education Society of BC and the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.
Michael and his wife, Christina, have three young adult children, all living in Vancouver.