R. Lee Stump is the Director, Franchise Engagement and Implementation at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., a Fortune 250 firm, overseeing the retail financial franchise operations for their Mid-Atlantic Region, which spans Connecticut to North Carolina. Lee is a former journeyman professional and still avid cyclist; an active, competitive one design dinghy sailor, winning numerous local, district, and regional championships including three-time finalist at the U.S. Sailing Men’s National Championships, winning U.S. Sailing’s Stanton J. Peele Sportsmanship Award in 2001; and he is an avid skier. Lee earned his B.A. in Psychology and American Studies from the University of Hawaii and attended graduate programs in finance and development at both American University and Johns Hopkins. An Associate Fellow at Yale’s Saybrook College, he supports numerous civic and non-profit groups volunteering for and having served as a member and/or officer on a variety of boards and committees from the Yale School of Drama to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to Artspace. Lee lives in downtown New Haven with his wife Abigail (Abby) Roth ’90 LAW ‘94, City of New Haven Alder for Ward 7. He is best reached via email.
