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Chisun Lee

Chief Innovation Officer at Brennan Center for Justice

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Overview

Chisun Lee serves as Chief Innovation Officer at Brennan Center for Justice[1][3], a position held since July 2025[3]. Lee previously held the role of Deputy Executive Director at the organization from January 2024 to June 2025[4], and before that served as Director of Elections & Government from December 2021 to December 2023[5]. Lee's tenure at the Brennan Center spans multiple positions since October 2013, including Senior Counsel & Manager of Legal Recruitment[7]. Lee holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School[11], a Master of Studies in Law from Yale Law School[12], and an A.B., magna cum laude, from Brown University[13]. Beyond the Brennan Center, Lee serves as an Independent Board Director at The New York Women's Foundation[8] and previously taught as a Public Policy Professor at New York University School of Law from January 2018 to January 2020[10].

Profile introduction
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I lead ambitious social impact goals from vision to execution—aligning diverse stakeholders around clear priorities, building trust, and creating accountability for outcomes. With empathy and rigor, I steer collaboration that surfaces breakthrough strategy and empowers people to take strategy to impact. My leadership agility reflects 20 years of achieving results across multiple disciplines: nonprofit executive management, policy and narrative change, coalition relations, research, journalism, board governance, and philanthropic strategy. Currently I serve as the inaugural Chief Innovation O…

Career history

  1. Chief Innovation OfficerJul 2025 to presentBrennan Center for Justice
  2. Deputy Executive DirectorJan 2024 to Jun 2025Brennan Center for Justice
  3. Director, Elections & GovernmentDec 2021 to Dec 2023Brennan Center for Justice
  4. Deputy Director, Election ReformJan 2020 to Dec 2021Brennan Center for Justice
  5. Senior Counsel & Manager of Legal RecruitmentOct 2013 to Jan 2020Brennan Center for Justice
  6. Independent Board DirectorJun 2024 to presentThe New York Women's Foundation
  7. Independent Board DirectorJul 2026 to Jul 2026Proteus Fund
  8. Public Policy ProfessorJan 2018 to Jan 2020New York University School of Law

Education

  1. J.D.Harvard Law School
  2. Master of Studies in LawYale Law School
  3. A.B., magna cum laudeBrown University

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