Shirley Lei

Shirley Lei is an Administrative Assistant on the Grants Management team.

Prior to joining Mellon, Shirley served in several operational roles in the nonprofit and technology sectors, including on the grants team at the Ford Foundation. Most recently, she was the operations and development manager at the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, where she assisted the organization in adopting new technology and streamlining processes, resulting in improved collaboration across the organization. A problem-solver at heart, she thrives in environments that provide challenges and opportunities to learn.

Shirley holds a BA in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley.