Sam Lee Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Advancing policies that promote financial inclusion, fair housing, small business, climate resilience, and clean energy

London, England, United Kingdom

• Produced reports, briefing notes, and presentations to inform climate program strategy—specifically focused on cycles of environmental degradation, livelihood loss, displacement, and modern slavery risk in critical.
• Researched key geographies where climate-related migration and forced labor pathways intersect
• Composed submission on corporate accountability for a call for inputs by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change
• Contributed to an investor guidance on mitigating forced labor risk in the renewable energy sector
• Engaged in coalition-based advocacy at COP28 for fossil fuel phase out, equitable climate finance, human rights protections, and specific recognition of Indigenous rights

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Created a guidance for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) applicants to embed equity across their processes and governance
• Engaged with the GGRF Equity Alliance throughout, integrating member comments and additions
• Produced informational blogs and webinar content on climate justice and community development

Stanford, CA

• TA for IntnlRel 140A International Law, Bio 184 Environmental Humanities, EnvRes 221 New Frontiers in Sustainability, and CSRE 261 Imagining Adaptive Societies
• Managed course logistics and grading, led discussion sections, and held office hours
• Guided development of two new courses in the School of Sustainability's inaugural year

San Francisco, CA

• Conducted research and analysis on human rights and ethical minerals sourcing issues in the electronics supply chain
• Oversaw annual conflict minerals and cobalt tracing survey campaign
• Executed risk assessment and strategy for protecting rights of migrant workers at supplier sites
• Engaged suppliers on policy development and capacity building related to modern slavery prevention, responsible recruitment, fee repayment, and worker wellbeing
• Developed Cisco's first mining community partnership with the Scalable Trade in Artisanal Gold (STAG) project to improve working conditions and environmental impacts in Burkinabé mining communities
• Designed and deployed an organization-wide supply chain human rights training, reaching a 100% completion rate across ~3500 employees

Stanford, CA

• Collaborated with 7-person staff to promote community and cross-cultural engagement in Muwekma-Tah-Ruk, Stanford's Native American and Indigenous focus house
• Managed house budget and expense tracking

Stanford, CA & Sinazongwe, Zambia

• Conducted an impact evaluation of Sesame Workshop's WASH UP! water, sanitation, and hygiene initiative
• Trained local research team for interviewing and water sampling in Sinazongwe, Zambia
• Programmed survey design and data analysis remotely
• Co-authored research article in BMC Public Health

Stanford, CA

• Identified adulterated turmeric as the largest source of lead exposure in Bangladesh
• Analyzed yellow pigment and turmeric samples for lead and chromium concentrations via inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and x-ray fluorescence

San Jose, CA

• Developed a risk model to prioritize supplier audits based on historical audit performance and geographic social and environmental indicators
• Researched emerging opportunities in critical minerals recycling from e-waste

Master Of Arts (Ma), Sustainability Science And Practice

Activities and Societies: Doerr School of Sustainability DEI Liasion, Environmental Justice and Human Rights Lab, SF Human Rights.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Civil And Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Listen to the Silence, Kaorihiva, Design for Extreme Affordability, EPASA, The Phoenix Scholars, Alternative.