James H. Lee

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Personal Information

James H. Lee was appointed to the Commission by Governor Rick Perry on May 6, 2013 to a six-year term which will expire on February 1, 2019. Jim Lee is president of Ascendant Advisors Group, LLC, one of the oldest investment management firms in Texas, and JHL Capital Holdings, LLC, a private investment group. He is a development board member of UT Health in Houston, a trustee of the Houston Symphony Endowment, past chairman of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a past trustee of the Texas Growth Fund. He recently served as a member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and is a past member of The Finance Commission of Texas, 2011 Texas Inaugural Committee, and Texas Advisory Council on the Digital Economy. He served as a member of the board of Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation. He was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001 and is chairman emeritus of the Maverick PAC. Lee earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and an executive program certification from the Center for Hedge Fund Research and Education at the London Business School. Lee has two young boys and is an avid wing shooter.