Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Executive Director, Foundation

American Institute of Physics

In February 2023, Anna Lee joined the American Institute of Physics as their newest Executive Director, Foundation. Anna most recently served as the Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations at the A.James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland. She is proud of the diversity, equity, and inclusion focused student initiatives that she was able to create through partnerships with many industry partners to support underrepresented minority students in STEM. In her previous work as a fundraising consultant, she served as a campaign director for Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. During her time there she helped lead their capital campaign and strategize on their fundraising framework, which led them to raising over $300 million by the museum’s Grand Opening. Anna is an effective thought leader who will be bringing these skills to AIP to execute the Foundation’s strategic direction