Related Link: http://ypt.transportation.orgJoung Lee is Chair of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT), which provides career guidance, fellowship, and networking opportunities for young professionals in the transportation field. Since founding YPT with Marcus Bowman in April 2008, he has led the group's growth to over 500 members representing public, private, and non-profit sectors from around the country.
In addition, Lee is Senior Analyst for Transportation Finance and Business Development at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). In this capacity, he reviews surface transportation policy and legislative matters with the State DOTs, Executive branch and Congressional staff. In addition, he develops and uses financial models to examine highway and transit funding scenarios, evaluates options and proposals for innovative financing of federal highway projects, works with capital market representatives to facilitate capital project funding, and delivers funding and financing presentations to interested parties.
His prior positions include transportation planner and analyst positions with the Federal Highway Administration Headquarters and Division Offices in Connecticut and New Jersey, and assignments at the Federal Transit Administration, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.
Lee holds a Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning degree from the University of Virginia and a Master of Governmental Administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
