Bill Lee is president of Lee Communications, a marketing communications firm in Dallas whose clients include Lucent Worldwide Services, Network Appliance, and other technology firms. He has written for a number of publications, including: Wall Street Journal, Communication World, Management Review, and Organizational Dynamics. His book, Mavericks in the Workplace: Harnessing the Genius of American Workers, was published by Oxford University Press in 1998.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and former mathematics teaching fellow at Stanford, Lee brings a varied background to business issues. He was vice president of operations for Lee-Emmert, a prominent Dallas construction firm, and controller for Glastron, a major recreational boat manufacturer. He also served as an official in the department of defense during the George H.W. Bush administration.