Michelle Lee

Professor Lee’s current research focuses on how the social class background of executives influences their careers including selection into the chief executive position and the class pay gap. Her research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal and has been covered by the Wall Street Journal. She is the winner of the 2022 Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Outstanding Dissertation Award.

Professor Lee teaches Business and Corporate Strategy at the undergraduate level. She previously taught Strategic Management at the University of Washington and received the Excellence in Teaching Award multiple times.

Professor Lee received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and her bachelor's degree from Binghamton University, where she graduated with President's Honors from the PwC and Binghamton Scholars Programs. Prior to academia, she worked for Deloitte and Mazars in New York City.

Research Interests

• Social Class, Corporate Elites, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D. in Strategic Management
  University of Washington, Foster School of Business (2021)

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting
  Binghamton University, State University of New York (2009)

Academic Experience

• Smith School of Business, Queen's University
  Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organizations (2021 - Present)

Awards

• SMS Best PhD Paper Nomination, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference in London, 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2018-2021
• SMS Best Paper Nomination, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference in Houston, 2017
• SMS Doctoral Scholarship, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference in Houston, 2017
• Outstanding Performance Award (top performer award), Deloitte Tax LLP, 2014-2015 Binghamton Scholars Program & PwC Scholar, 2005-2009