William Lee is the Milken Institute’s Chief Economist. He leads the Institute’s efforts to promote policies to improve capital market functioning, market access, and financial stability. Before Milken, Dr. Lee was Managing Director and Chief US Economist for Citi; before Citi, he was Deputy Division Chief at the International Monetary Fund, where he established its Hong Kong office, helped revise the IMF’s financial surveillance procedures, and represented the IMF from 2000-2003 in Hong Kong. He was also Mission Chief for Singapore and Deputy Division Chief on the US and German desks. Prior to the IMF, Dr. Lee was Division Chief at the Federal Reserve Bank in NY and a staff economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Dr. Lee holds a B.Sc. in Operations Research and a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University.
