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Patricia Y. Lee

Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Ms. Lee was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in July 2016. Ms. Lee brings over 30 years of broad experience, domestic and global, in directing and managing all legal affairs of corporate legal functions, including mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, litigation, intellectual property and licensing, and labor and employment. Ms. Lee has experience in both public and private sector organizations. She has been a key member of executive leadership teams and the chief legal adviser to CEOs, board of directors, senior management, and business leaders across all regions of companies.

Prior to joining Metro, Ms. Lee was the Group General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Unify, a premier global provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security. Ms. Lee also held senior legal positions at Northrop Grumman Corporation and Cable & Wireless plc, and as a partner at Holland & Knight LLP.