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Nona Lee, the only openly gay Black woman in the executive tier of Major League Baseball, has resigned as chief legal officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks to pursue her passion of diversity and equity.
Lee has formed Truth DEI, a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancy catering to companies, sports teams, and other organizations. She already has client in the Diamondbacks, where she spent 22 years, 17 as the top in-house lawyer.
“I am, and will always be, a lawyer,” said Lee, a Los Angeles native and former college basketball player at Pepperdine University. “I don’t think I will ever stop practicing altogether. That being said, my passion and focus now is definitely on DEI.”
Lee said she hopes her nearly three decades of legal practice will help her in the next chapter of her career. She was an associate at two Phoenix-based law firms and worked as an associate general counsel for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns before becoming the Diamondbacks’ general counsel in 2005.
Nona Lee has launched a consulting company, Truth DEI, for CEO’s, Entrepreneurs and Organizational Leaders wanting to confidently be empowered with diversity, equity and inclusion knowledge to lead their organization to meaningful change. Clients will learn the TRUTH about where they currently stand with DEI and what they are willing to do to change. They will develop an understanding of the winning edge of having an inclusive team, and will develop strategies to improve their culture and increase their bottom line.