Andrea Lee helps leaders and organizations connect meaningfully with audiences and achieve results through clear, confident and strategic communication.
As an award-winning PR professional and former journalist, Andrea has seen firsthand the impact of a compelling story told well. For more than 20 years, fuelled by curiosity, connection and an open mind, Andrea has shaped and shared those stories with audiences across North America.
Previously a vice president at two Toronto-based public relations agencies, Andrea specializes in getting to the root of what a leader wants to say and helps them say it better. She has worked with senior executives in professional, financial and legal services; as well as in the retail grocery and pharmacy, tech, energy, mining and pharmaceutical industries. Her experience as an investigative and multi-platform reporter and producer has made her a highly effective trainer for C-suite and executive teams at some of Canada’s best-known and most influential companies.
She has been a speechwriter and ghostwriter for CEOs, presidents, politicians and influencers, and her writing has appeared in the Toronto Star, National Post, Canadian Press and Strategy.
Since 2022, Andrea has been a mentor with the Health Innovation Hub (H2i) at the University of Toronto, providing pro bono communications counsel to early-stage health-tech entrepreneurs. She has been a guest lecturer at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and for Lab2Market, a nationwide program that helps graduate and post-doctoral students explore entrepreneurship.
Previously, Andrea spent 15 years as a multi-platform reporter and producer in Canada and the U.S., including for the CBC and NPR News. She was part of an award-winning production team for CBC News’ The Fifth Estate, spent two years at the CBC bureau in Washington, D.C., and led editorial and content strategy for the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Born and raised in Ottawa, Andrea speaks English and French fluently. She holds degrees in literature and journalism from McGill University and Columbia University, respectively.