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Angela Lee

Professor of Professional Practice
Finance Division
Faculty Director
Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center
Angela Lee
Areas of Expertise
Decision Making & Negotiations, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Leadership & Organizational Behavior
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Office: 776 Kravis
E-mail: [email protected]
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Angela Lee teaches venture capital, leadership, and strategy courses at CBS.  She brings 20 years of innovation, strategy, and entrepreneurship experience to the classroom.  She started her career in product management and then moved into strategy consulting at McKinsey.  Angela is passionate about entrepreneurship and has started several companies in the education sector.  She is a startup investor and the founder of 37 Angels, an investing network that has evaluated 15000 startups, invested in 80, and activates new investors through a startup investment boot camp.

Angela has spoken at the White House and NASA and is a sought-after expert on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, MSNBC, and Fox Business.  She was recognized by Inc. as one of 17 Inspiring Women to Watch in 2017, by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of 6 Innovative Women to Watch in 2015, and by Craine’s as a Notable Women in Tech in 2019.  In 2020, she was awarded the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence at Columbia Business School.  Angela received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MBA from Columbia Business School.   

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B8439: Foundations of VC (Half Term)
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B8538: The Leader's Voice: Communication Skills for Leading Organizations
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B8465: Building a VC Investment Thesis
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B8449: Foundations of VC (Full Term)
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B8781: Global Immersion: Foundations of VC in Japan
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B8354: Personal Finance
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