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Ka Yee Lee

Provost · University of Chicago

Provost at University of Chicago. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$793K

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Provost of University of Chicago, based in Chicago, IL.
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Received $793K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director - Thru 9/2024 of Chapin Hall Center for Children, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President of Uchicago Research International Limited, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ka Yee C. Lee is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago and Interim Dean of the Physical Science Division.

She previously served as the fourteenth Provost of the University of Chicago and is an expert in membrane biophysics with over 130 scholarly publications.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Faculty since 1998; full professor since 2008; former Provost until March 2023
Education
  • Sc.B. in electrical engineering from Brown University
  • M.S. and Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University
  • Postdoctoral training at Stanford University and UC Santa Barbara

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Chapin Hall Center for Children Director - Thru 9/2024 · $27.0M revenue · Chicago, ILESTABLISHED IN 1985, CHAPIN HALL IS AN INDEPENDENT POLICY RESEARCH CENTER DEDICATED TO IMPROVING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH,…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The University of Chicago Charter School Corporation Treasurer · $25.2M revenue · Chicago, ILTo Prepare Students for Success in Four-Year Colleges.Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Uchicago Research International Limited President · $1.9M 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 FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
University of Chicago Provost · $4.6B 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 $370K → $793KFiled FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$793Kreported comp

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