Staff Profile

Van Le

Executive Director and Counsel

Van P. Le serves as SPP's Executive Director and Counsel.  For nearly a decade, Van has provided strategic philanthropic advice regarding the setup, implementation and evaluation of foundations and CR departments of professional sports teams/leagues from MLB, NFL, NBA and MLS.  Past projects include the assessment of league and all club level programs of MLB, and the formation of cross-sector coalitions to promote youth fitness.  Prior to his work with SPP, Van was an associate with the Boston law firm of Ropes & Gray, where he practiced in the areas of public finance and venture capital. Van was president of the Phillips Brooks House Association, a public service organization, at Harvard University, and subsequently received a Michael C. Rockefeller fellowship to work with refugee children in South East Asia. Van graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1989 with an undergraduate degree in East Asian Studies, and earned his juris doctor from Northeastern University in 1996. Van was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in December 1996.

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