Lee McCabe

Operating Partner AEA Investors

Lee joined AEA Investors in 2019 and serves as an Operating Partner. In addition to providing oversight for the digital value creation function, Lee is also responsible for digital diligence with prospective investments as well as ongoing work with the firm’s existing portfolio companies. He is primarily focused on working with portfolio companies to assess, develop and identify opportunities to build value creation via digital initiatives.

Prior to AEA, Lee most recently served as Vice President of North America at Alibaba Group, leading the company’s North American initiatives. Prior to Alibaba, Lee was the first Global Head of Travel at Facebook, where he was responsible for developing the company’s monetization and growth strategy. Previously, Lee held various executive positions at Expedia, including overseeing APAC and North America where he led many supply optimization initiatives. Earlier in his career, Lee was part of the start-up office for eBay UK, where he helped drive eBay’s market penetration with several initiatives across supply, product, digital payments and platform trust and safety.

Lee started his career with Warner Music in London. Lee studied at Warwick Business School where he earned an MBA. He also earned an MA from Sheffield Hallam University in Media Production.