Lee Wasserman
Director & Secretary
Lee Wasserman has served as director of the Rockefeller Family Fund since 1999. RFF has consistently influenced national policy through program development, strategic advocacy, and citizen engagement. His work at RFF has led to the creation and implementation of first-of-their-kind initiatives to address climate change; advance women’s economic interests; and expand citizens’ ability to vote and influence their democratic institutions.
Prior to joining RFF, Lee was an advisor to The Pew Charitable Trusts. From 1988 to 2005, he served as executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York, a statewide organization, where he developed and helped pass several landmark environmental and health measures.
Mr. Wasserman is a former board member of the Scholars Strategy Network, a member of the advisory committee for Environmental Advocates of New York, a trustee of the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Trust, and a past president of the Environmental Federation of New York.
He is a graduate of Union College and Albany Law School. He received the 1993 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Albany Law School and in 2012 was admitted into Schenectady High School’s Hall of Fame in recognition of his professional achievement.