Grant Lee is a former Graduate Research Assistant at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research and he completed an S.M. In Technology and Policy at MIT. His research utilizes the GenX optimization model to create insights for international electricity trading, hydroelectric resource utilization and management, and sustainable economic development.

Before coming to MIT, Grant worked as an English teacher in Seoul, South Korea. He holds a BS in environmental engineering and a BA in government from the University of Texas at Austin.