Elyse H. Lee

Elyse H. Lee is a multidisciplinary creative, operator, and designer specializing in well-being. She is the Executive Director of namuna, a 501c3 religious nonprofit supporting ancient wisdom traditions and modern practices in harmony with Nature. She is also the Chief of Staff to a humble network of exceptional heart-centered individuals and entities stewarding new systems of impact, gift consciousness, and life design.

Before her current roles, Elyse spent 9+ years specializing in philanthropy and social impact. She most recently was a Fellow at Stanford University, and led the impact measurement initiative at Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Elyse freelanced as an Experience Designer, producing impactful gatherings and designing environments for change-makers. Across her multidisciplinary practices, she has worked with artist collectives, venture capital funds, and companies such as Vine Ventures, Othership, 4DX Ventures, Ambrook, United Nations Capital Development Fund, Acumen, Omidyar Network, and individual philanthropists and family offices.

As a student of the Vipassana and Cha Dao traditions, Elyse’s work is inspired to cultivate empathy, harmony, and ritual. Elyse’s early experiences of inequity as a daughter of Korean immigrants has been a motivator to create a more just and inclusive world. Elyse graduated from Emory University with a degree in Political Science, magna cum laude. You can usually find her treasure hunting artifacts and stories, learning with artisans, or indulging in rituals of baths and tea.

SPECIALTIES

  • Elyse is the Executive Director of namūna, a 501c3 tax exempt religious nonprofit, creating resources, gatherings, and tools for individuals to access ancient wisdom traditions and modern practices in harmony with Nature.

    Elyse also advises Peaceful, a nonprofit impact DAO stewarding a culture of care that puts decision-making power in the communities and collectives most impacted by social and economic injustice.

    She previously led the impact measurement initiative across eight research labs at Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS), and completed a Fellowship in the Effective Philanthropy Lab at Stanford PACS, where she helped guide donors towards more strategic and effective giving outcomes.

    Before the fellowship, Elyse worked on the Corporate Social Responsibility team at FleishmanHillard, where she specialized working with impact investors and C-Suite executives to launch philanthropic programs, including Genentech, Levi’s, Omidyar Network, and the United Nations Development Fund.

  • Elyse founded the creative studio, Studio Sol, to produce impactful events and experiences for change-makers restoring and regenerating the health of individuals, communities, and the planet. She has worked with philanthropists, artist collectives, venture capital funds, research conferences, communities, and companies to produce unique and tailored experiences that strive to build community, and steward actionable change.

    Through Studio Sol, Elyse manages a team to operate start-to-end event production including venue selection, programming, design and creative direction, speaker and talent curation, social networking experiences, the holistic guest experience, and on-the-ground production.

    Elyse has worked with clients such as Vine Ventures, Othership, 4DX Ventures, SISU, and others. For examples of past events, please reach out.

  • Elyse cares deeply about designing holistic spaces and environments to inspire well-being. Without a formal design background, Elyse leverages a multidisciplinary approach inspired by her cultural immersions, study of Vipassana and Cha Dao, and experiential intuition. She is sought out by clients who are interested in designing unique, curated, and soulful containers. She has led the design of residential properties, workplace environments, festivals, ceremonies, weddings, and intimate gatherings.

    Clients have included individual philanthropists, Othership, Ambrook, Clair, etc. Elyse is currently accepting clients on a limited basis. For portfolio, please inquire directly.

  • Elyse has helped launch, build, and engage communities to further the mission of organizations. She produces meaningful communications and content strategies, manages digital and physical containers, and facilitates design workshops and learning sessions.

    She has helped lead communities for namūna, Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and the Sustainability team at Burning Man.