[6] Lee was born in Seoul, Korea and shortly thereafter moved to the United States[7] where she later received her undergraduate degree in arts from Smith College and a master's in public policy from Harvard University.

Later that year, she co-hosted the wine program 'In Vino Veritas', which aired on the Hong Kong broadcasting network channel TVB Pearl from October to December.

In 2009, she received Vinitaly's International Award,[13] and also became a wine consultant to Singapore Airlines,[14][15] Galaxy Macau,[16] Resorts World Genting and Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI).

Lee was selected as one of the top 100 most influential people in Hong Kong by the South China Morning Post and Debrett's in November 2015.

Over the past decade, Lee has devoted increasingly more time to charities and has raised millions of US dollars for worthy causes including Room to Read, Mother’s Choice and the Hong Kong Society for the Protection for Children.

She sits on the board of the Asia Pacific Council of The Nature Conservancy where she raised over US$20 million in the past six years as its gala chairwoman.

Lee is also a board member of La Cité du Vin, the most successful, interactive wine museum in Bordeaux that has attracted 2 million visitors since its opening in 2016.