Leadership

Upon leaving active duty in 1982, and concurrently with his Navy Reserve career, he joined McDonnell-Douglas and pursued positions of increasing responsibility. He grew the McDonnell Aircraft Organizational Development function, headed the HR and Finance functions for McDonnell-Douglas Australia, Pty., Ltd., and led the implementation of Total Quality Management System (TQMS) for the F-15 program. Lee formed Metcalf Group and spent the next seven years providing performance management support to clients as diverse as Anheuser-Busch, Toledo Public School System, University of Bucharest, Earthgrains and the City of St. Louis, before rolling back under a corporate umbrella as the director for organizational development for Sara Lee Corporation. He was called back to active duty full-time in 2005 and moved back to St. Louis upon retirement.

He holds a BA in journalism from Mizzou and an MA in organizational development from Webster University. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Webster University, R&D Advisory Board for University of Missouri – Columbia, and Leadership Advisory Board for the St. Louis Science Center. He is cofounder of the St. Louis Regional Alliance For The Troops (RAFTT) and deeply involved in the efforts to support the St. Louis Regional STEM Coalition. His military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.