Washington Performing Arts Society Names Booz Allen's Reggie Van Lee Chairman of Board of Directors

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President Reggie Van Lee has been named chairman of the board of directors by the Washington Performing Arts Society, the firm announced today.

The Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) is a non-profit multidisciplinary arts organization offering one of the city's widest-ranging performing arts seasons.  Featuring both emerging and internationally acclaimed artists, WPAS presents more than 100 public engagements and arts education activities every year and was founded in 1965.

Before being named chairman of WPAS, Van Lee was vice chair of the society's board and has served as a board member since 2007.  In November 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Van Lee to serve on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, following a long association with arts organizations in New York and Washington.

Van Lee leads Booz Allen's public health and not-for-profit businesses.  Over a 26-year career, he has helped numerous private and public organizations transform in order to better achieve their missions and assisted in the growth of a diverse range of not-for-profit organizations and foundations.

"Booz Allen has enabled me to build a career assisting a broad variety of organizations in improving and transforming their operations, while maintaining my ongoing involvement in the arts," Van Lee said.  "The link between business and the arts has been a compelling combination for me and for Booz Allen for many years, and I'm looking forward to the road ahead leading the Washington Performing Arts Society."

Van Lee previously led Booz Allen's efforts to assist the Smithsonian Institution with development of a strategic plan, which included an emphasis on the importance of corporate participation in the arts and partnership with the Smithsonian.  Booz Allen is currently sponsoring an exhibit of Norman Rockwell images at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  

Van Lee's recognitions include the Black Engineer of the Year Award, the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award from the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, New York University's C. Walter Nichols Award for outstanding community service, and the prestigious Spirit of Cabrini Award from the Cabrini Mission Foundation.  

Van Lee serves as chairman emeritus of the board of the Evidence Dance Company, chairman of the board of the New York International Ballet Competition, and treasurer and a trustee of the Studio Museum in Harlem.  In addition, he is a member of the MACS AIDS Fund Board, the Executive Leadership Council, the Howard Theatre Restoration Project, and the Habitat for Humanity International Cabinet.

Van Lee holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Booz Allen's sponsorship of "Telling Stories:  Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is part of an ongoing program of support for the arts and humanities.  The firm donates both financial support and consulting expertise to cultural organizations and programs that showcase the visual arts, music, scientific discoveries, and more.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading provider of management and technology consulting services to the US government in the defense, intelligence and civil markets. Booz Allen is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs more than 23,000 people, and had revenue of approximately $5 billion in its latest fiscal year.

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