Lee Rawls is the Chief of Staff to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and an adjunct professor of government at the College of William and Mary. He received his B.A. from Princeton University and his J.D. from George Washington University.

In the more than 30 years that he has worked in Washington, D.C., Lee has held many senior positions including Counsel and Chief of Staff in the Director's Office at the FBI (2001-2003). Lee has also been Chief of Staff to Majority Leader Bill Frist, Chief of Staff to Senator Pete Domenici, and Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice. Lee was also a partner in the law firms of Vinson & Elkins, and Baker Donelson. Additionally, he served as Vice President for Government Relations at The Biotechnology Industry Organization and as a Vice President for the lobbying firm of Van Scoyoc Associates.