GoEun Lee joins us as the Associate Vice Provost for Budget & Financial Planning at the University of Virginia, April 2026.
Lee is the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director and Chief Financial Steward for Yale University Athletics, where she serves on the Director of Athletics’ senior executive team and works closely with the university’s finance leadership, including the University’s Chief Financial Officer, on financial planning and strategy.
Since joining Yale in 2019, Lee has played a central role in strengthening the department’s financial planning and operational infrastructure. In addition to leading finance, she provides executive oversight for revenue-generating areas including fundraising operations, corporate partnerships, ticketing, and the department’s fellowship program. She was promoted to Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director in 2024 after previously serving as Associate and Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Business Operations.
Lee was recognized as Yale’s Working Women’s Network Innovator of the Year in 2022 and is a graduate of the university’s inaugural Emerge leadership development program. She is a frequent speaker on leadership and organizational strategy and has presented at the NCAA and Women Leaders in Sport.
Prior to Yale, Lee served as Associate Athletic Director for Accounting and Finance at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where she managed tuition and scholarship planning and budgeting for the university’s athletics programs. Earlier in her tenure at Palm Beach Atlantic, she led NCAA compliance operations and was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance.
Lee has contributed to national athletics governance through service on the NCAA Men’s Soccer Regional Advisory Committee and as a consultant to the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. She also serves as chair of the finance committee on the board of Leila Day Nurseries, a nonprofit childcare center supporting working families in New Haven.
Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration from Saint Leo University and a Master of Accountancy from Palm Beach Atlantic University. A former collegiate golfer at Saint Leo, she became the first female golfer in school history to compete in the NCAA Championship.