Lee is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Wells Fargo’s New Markets Tax Credit Program. His team, which has a national footprint for making debt and equity investments in urban and rural low-income communities, has completed transactions approximate to a billion dollars into some of the nation’s hardest hit local economies. Prior to assuming this role, Lee held a variety of positions at Wells Fargo and a predecessor institution in its commercial and real estate lending areas representing a span of nearly 20 years in banking.
Lee is actively involved in civic affairs, having served as a board member on several housing and economic development related nonprofits, and as an Advisory Board member of a number of private equity investment funds including Pacific Community Ventures and Shepherd Ventures. Currently, Mr. Winslett serves on the board of directors for Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation; a San Diego, California based non-profit housing developer, as well as Craft3, a CDFI located in the Northwest.
Mr. Winslett received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business and economics from the University of California Los Angeles.