Lee Spirer, President and Chief Operating Officer of J.S. Held, LLC, drives the company’s strategic direction and growth while developing high-impact services tailored to client needs.
Lee is a transformational leader with extensive experience driving change, digitizing businesses, and creating superior return on investment working with a wide range of investors and boards in both public and private companies. Lee has spent his career focused on professional services and data/technology-enabled business services.
Before joining J.S. Held, Lee was an Executive-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, LLC, where he focused on identifying, evaluating, and driving value creation for both new and existing business services investments. Previously, Lee was CEO of CIBT Global, the world's largest provider of mobility services, specializing in visas, passports, immigration, and related documentation. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Growth and Transformation Officer at Navigant, a publicly traded consulting and managed services firm with 6,000 employees. During his tenure, Lee doubled organic growth, managed acquisitions and divestitures, expanded into managed services, and led a digital transformation and global sourcing initiative. He successfully guided Navigant through its sale to Veritas Capital/Guidehouse.
Lee is a Board Member of the Yorkville Youth Athletic Association, one of the largest city-based athletic non-profits in the United States. Additionally, Lee regularly lectures at Brandeis University’s International Business School on topics of corporate strategy, combinations, and transformation.
Lee is a graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with a Master of Business Administration, Finance and Strategic Planning degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Brandeis University where he was Phi Beta Kappa.