Samantha Lee is a Chief of Staff at Discover Global Network, a business that moves $600 billion of volume per year. She leads the strategic direction of business operations and has delivered banking and payment services to over 100M individuals across the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia.

Samantha is a sought-after voice in the sector, frequently invited to speak on podcasts, global conferences, and startup events including Money 20/20, IFX Expo, 1871 (Chicago’s startup innovation hub), and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Samantha is active in the USA startup community as an investor and advisor and is also on the associate board of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Finally, she has a degree from the University of Cambridge where she was a Cambridge Trust Scholar.