Jeehae Lee
Jeehae’s professional career almost began in corporate finance in Hong Kong, but after a victorious Ivy League Championship, she decided to pursue professional golf. For 5.5 years after graduation, Jeehae played professional golf, touring on the LPGA from 2009-2011 and Ladies European Tour from 2010-2011. She competed in up to 25 tournaments per year globally against some of the world’s best female golfers developed a social media following of more than 7,000 Twitter followers.
In 2012, Jeehae began her business career with IMG Golf, holding roles in both Singapore and later New York City. With IMG, Jeehae planned and managed events and represented star golfer, Michelle Wie, implementing national and local activations for sponsors including Nike Golf, Kia and Omega. In 2014, she worked with GlideSlope, a management advisory firm in global sports where she developed bid proposals, executed integrated direct marketing plans and created sport for development strategic plans.
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