He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Custom Learning Systems, a consulting firm specialising in positive healthcare workplace culture that he founded in 1984.
[2] After his early experience in business as Vice President & General Manager of a chain of retail furniture stores, Lee turned to local politics.
[1] Lee served two terms as Calgary's Alderman, from 1977 to 1980 and 1980 to 1982, before stepping up to provincial politics and being elected as a Member of the Alberta Legislature, for the constituency of Calgary-Buffalo.
[citation needed] He was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election and retired from active politics.
[4] Brian Lee has long-time affiliations with Junior Achievement, Toastmasters[5] and the Canadian Association of Public Speakers.