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Esther Lee (CPC, M.Ed.)

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Vice President, Global Learning and Development at McCann Worldgroup
📍 New York, New York, United States

Esther is a global learning and enablement leader with a background spanning education, high-growth startups, and enterprise firms like Citadel and WeWork. Educated at Harvard and NYU, she specializes in turning complex challenges into clear, measurable solutions. Colleagues describe her as a talented, genuine, and inspiring leader.

She is passionate about personal growth, consciously stepping out of her comfort zone to embrace public speaking. Esther aims to pave the way for AAPI women to be represented as thought leaders and draws on her background as a special education teacher to inform her empathetic approach.

Despite a fear of public speaking, she has actively taken on more speaking engagements over the past year to champion AAPI representation.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Global Learning and Development
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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AI in Learning
Recently shared interest in AI tools that convert documents into video experiences, highlighting a focus on enhancing content quality and production efficiency for learning teams.
Measuring DEI
Has spoken on how to measure the return on investment of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, emphasizing the need for clear, impactful metrics.
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Career

Work history

3-2023 - 5-2025
Vice President, Global Learning and Development
McCann Worldgroup
10-2021 - 11-2022
Sr. Dir., Learning and Development
Homeward
11-2021 - 5-2022
E-learning Consultant (with NDA)
Google
1-2021 - 8-2021
Head of Early Careers
Citadel
10-2018 - 12-2020
Head of Global Curriculum
WeWork
In the press

Media appearances

Interview with Esther Lee (Vice President, Global Learning and Development, McCann Worldgroup). Featured in Vimeo
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Education
Master's Degree
Harvard University
Bachelor of Science - BS
New York University
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