Aaron Lee

Mr. Lee currently serves as the Director of the Leadership & Professional Development Division (LPDD) which oversees staff in Central Office, and he is responsible for managing the VBA Professional Development Academy and Staff in Baltimore, MD. He and his team are responsible for managing VBA’s Senior Executive Services Development Training, Assistant Director Development Program (ADDP), OPM’s Federal Executive Institute (FEI), Leadership Coaching Program (LCP), Leadership Development Program (LDP), Leadership Enhancement and Development (LEAD) Program, Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program, Station Leadership Development Program (SDLP), Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), VBA Central Office Lunch and Learn Development Series, VBA Central Office Orientation Training, OPM’s Management Development Center (MDC), VA Learning University Training Programs, Supervisory and Management Training (SMT) formerly ITL and Advanced Supervisory and Management Training (ASMT) formerly DLMT. He also serves as VBA’s Content Distribution Network (CDN), Veterans Benefits Network (VBN), and Satellite Broadcast Project Manager. Mr. Lee is also responsible for managing VBA’s National Succession Planning Initiative.

Mr. Lee oversees the administration of the Senior and Executive Level training programs and has responsibility for their respective budgets. He also manages and serves as VBA’s Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) for the CDN/VBN/Satellite Contracts. Mr. Lee serves on a number of National Training Boards and Committees within VA.

Prior to his appointment as the Director of LPDD, Mr. Lee worked as the Team Lead & Senior Learning Officer for VBA (ED&T). Prior to his VBA career Mr. Lee worked at the VA Central Office (VACO)’s Office of Human Resources and Administration (HR&A). He started his career with the VA in 2002 as a Human Resource Specialist in the Human Resource Training and Development Group. He was responsible for writing and interpreting Training Policy at the National level, and he created and developed National training initiatives and programs for VA. He also served as the Chair of the National Training & Development Team which created VACO’s first Supervisory Training Program. In 2005, Aaron joined HR&A’s Office of Employee Relations and Performance Management (ER&PM) Group, as a Senior Human Resource Specialist. While at ER&PM, Aaron continued to create and develop National HR training programs. He served as lead Trainer for a number of VHA sponsored training programs i.e. Senior HR/ER Specialist Training, Disciplinary Appeals Board Training, and other Senior level programs. In 2007 Aaron was selected as the Project Manager for VA’s National Administrative Investigation Board (AIB) Training Group. In this role he was responsible for traveling across the country to each Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) to train Senior Managers and their staff on how to conduct proper investigations. Mr. Lee also served as a lead investigator (Chair) in many cases within VA. Mr. Lee also served as one of the lead VACO Senior Specialist who was responsible for reviewing Senior Management cases and briefing the Under Secretary for Health, Under Secretary for Benefits, Assistant Secretary for HR&A, and the General Counsel on all Senior Executive performance management and misconduct issues.

Prior to coming to the VA Mr. Lee served as an International Organizational Development consult with SWIFT, Inc. He also served as the Director of Human Resources and Training for a private Hospital Rehabilitation Center in Arlington, VA. Prior to that, he served as a Human Capital Consultant with Arthur Andersen, LLC in Washington, DC.

Mr. Lee is a graduate of The University of Virginia, where he obtained his B.A. in English Literature and Language with a minor in Sociology. He later matriculated to The George Washington University where he obtained his M.Ed. in Human Resource Development and Organizational Development & Diagnosis with a concentration in Training and Development. Mr. Lee is also a graduate of the Harvard University’s Executive Education Program in Leadership and Development. Mr. Lee is a motivational and public speaker. He has spoken at numerous High Schools, Colleges, Professional and Social Organizations as well as a host of Churches and other religious events. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Trinity University where he teaches courses in Human Resource Management, Leadership & Management, and Organizational Development. He is an accomplished professional singer/songwriter and recording artist. Mr. Lee is also a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He and his wife reside in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area.