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Ka Yee Christina Lee

Interim Dean · University of Chicago

Interim Dean at University of Chicago. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$812K

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Interim Dean of University of Chicago, based in Chicago, IL.
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Received $812K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Treasurer of The University of Chicago Charter School Corporation, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Treasurer & Director (eff. 10/1/24) of Uchicago Research International Limited, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ka Yee Christina Lee is a Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago and Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. She previously served as Provost of the University of Chicago (2020-2023), making her the university's first female provost.

A leading expert in membrane biophysics, she has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications and holds multiple fellowships in leading scientific societies.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
1998-present
Education
  • Brown University · ScB Electrical Engineering
  • Harvard University · MS Applied Physics
  • Harvard University · PhD Applied Physics

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

University of Chicago Interim Dean · $5.6B revenue · Chicago, ILTHE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HAS BEEN TO SUSTAIN AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE, THE COMMUNICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, THE CREATION OF…pay $867K → $812KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$812Kreported comp
The University of Chicago Charter School Corporation Treasurer · $24.9M revenue · Chicago, ILTo Prepare Students for Success in Four-Year Colleges.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Uchicago Research International Limited Treasurer & Director (eff. 10/1/24) · $2.0M revenue · Chicago, ILTO ENGAGE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ON BEHALF OF AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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$2.2M
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$2.1M
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$2.0M
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$1.9M
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$1.8M
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Professor of Surgery · FY2024
$1.7M
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$1.7M

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org