Daniel Lee

Biography

Daniel Jae-Won Lee is the Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation, supporting pioneering social change globally in communities touched by the business of Levi Strauss & Co. Its grantmaking focuses on advancing the rights and well-being of apparel workers, addressing HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination, helping low-income people save and invest in their future, and advancing social justice. During his tenure, the Foundation’s signature initiatives have included “Pioneers in Justice,” equipping next-generation social justice leaders in San Francisco to amplify their reach and impact through the power of technology and networks; and “Worker Well-being,” spurring partnerships with the company, its key suppliers and local partners for social and business impact.

He is currently a Board member of the Council on Foundations, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy and Funders Concerned about AIDS (FCAA). He is an International Advisory Board and former Board member of the Astraea Foundation, a former member of the Asia-Oceania Advisory Council of the Global Fund for Women, and a founding board member of the Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was the Senior Program Officer for Asia Pacific at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (now OutRight Action International). He received his undergraduate degree in religion and history from Princeton University (magna cum laude), a Master of Divinity from Harvard University and an honorary doctorate in sacred theology from the Starr King School for the Ministry.