WRA Board of Directors

Lee White is a Managing Director of DA Davidson & Co. and has been in the investment banking business for 40 years and is responsible for underwriting over $9 billion of municipal bonds. He came to investment banking with extensive cabinet-level experience in state government under former Governor Richard Lamm. He was executive director of the Colorado Department of Administration and the Colorado Office of State Planning and Budget. Lee participates in numerous civic organizations. He has served as a trustee of the Colorado Historical Society, the Greater Denver Corporation and is a member of the Colorado Forum, The Cactus Club and the Mile High Club. He served as co-chairman of U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee’s Study on Infrastructure in the United States, co-chairman of the City of Denver’s Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee, and numerous other roles. He is also on the Building Better Colorado Executive Committee. Lee received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master’s of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

“WRA is a very effective policy player in the Western states on climate change, land and water matters. Its team has the intelligence to propose smart ways to move the needle and local people who understand each State’s political and economic circumstances. It also has a strong commitment to communities who have been neglected in critical natural resource questions.”