ABOUT ANDREW
ANDREW IS A RENAISSANCE MAN WHO THRIVES ON SOLVING COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND DEMANDING MORE OF HIS TEAMS TO ACHIEVE LASTING RESULTS.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Andrew is a proud graduate of Tri-Cities Visual Performing Arts Magnet High School in East Point, GA. The music program changed his life forever, exposing and instilling in him a deep love of classical music under the tutelage of the late Elonzy Ogletree, a retired concert pianist. Andrew has worked in Washington, DC for nearly 20-years.
Andrew has served as Vice-President of Media & Communications for a nationally recognized public relations firm where he advises several Fortune 100 clients on media relations and marketing strategy. He enjoys media training and preparing executives and community leaders to tell their story.
His past and current roles have taken him across the arts, education, and healthcare industries. He has also served as Principal of PLwatcher Media and as an advisor and consultant to numerous education and arts organizations, foundations, political campaigns, and corporate clients.
Lee brings a truly unique background and perspective to his work, having served as a press secretary in the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and numerous political and advocacy campaigns. His political campaign work has taken him to dozens of states as a campaign operative, senior advisor, media consultant, communications director, and campaign manager. He is proud to have advised several candidates who are now elected officials and, in some cases, Members of Congress.
AS A CREATIVE & MUSICIAN…
Andrew’s creative work from photography, videography, livestreaming, production, and media relations has been featured in local, regional and national print and digital advertising campaigns.
As a musician, Lee has performed across the United States in some of America's greatest venues as a conductor, pianist and violinist including: The White House, George Washington's Masonic Temple and Carnegie Hall. In 2017, after several successful seasons with DMV area orchestras as a violinist, Lee founded DC Strings Workshop, a non-profit organization committed to bringing music to all parts of the region. Lee has performed as a violinist with the Colour of Music Festival in Charleston, SC and Ray Chew's "Night of Inspiration" at Carnegie Hall where he collaborated with world-class musicians and soloists including Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams, Dionne Warwick, and Shirley Caesar.
In summer 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, Andrew was selected to perform with the United States Air Force as a member of the orchestra featuring famed violinist Joshua Bell. He returned to Carnegie Hall in December 2024 to perform as part of Ray Chew’s famed “Night of Inspiration.”
In summer 2025, Andrew transitioned to the board of DC Strings Workshop and now leads the Washington Conservatory.
Andrew Lee performs with Violinist Raycurt Johnson for Dr. Robert Starling Pritchard II — In 1957, Pritchard became the first African American concert pianist to tour Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa as a solo performer, he is heralded as one of the first commercially recorded African American concert pianists.
RESUME
Education
Nonprofit Management Certificate - Georgetown University
MA - Studies at The University of Maryland
BA - Music & Political Science at Furman University
Business Experience
Advised and supported numerous advocacy and political campaigns
Served as an advisor to dozens of local, state and federal campaigns
Currently have advised 3-sitting Members of Congress on their campaigns prior to victory
Managed media/health care and vaccination efforts across 3 states (FL, TN, GA; among others)
Led focus groups and research to better understand vaccine hesitancy and challenges to vaccinations
Arts/orchestra management expertise across dozens of national arts organizations
Performed/managed experiences across 15+-states including (Sacramento, CA; Richmond VA; Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; Rochester, NY; Detroit, MI; Charleston, SC; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; NYC; and more)
Media expertise across healthcare, education, and PhaRMA clients
Top placements and experiences with global outlets (CNN, USA Today, iHeart Media, SiriusXM, MSNBC, Fox News, WSJ, NYT, Washington Post, VICE News, and others)
Led several media tour for a national health care association resulting in over 15 placements in the span of a 4-hours, pushing back on misinformation.
Opinion pieces and editorials in top outlets across the country
Marketing experience in various industries such as arts, education, health care, transportation and finance
