# Jeff Lee

> Jeff Lee is the CEO and co-founder of DIBS Beauty, the L Catterton-backed color cosmetics brand he launched in September 2021 with influencer Courtney Shields and Tula Skincare founders Ken Landis and Dan Reich. Before beauty, Lee was a corporate attorney at Wachtell, Lipton and Skadden Arps, then chief operating officer and partner at Alex Rodriguez's AROD Corp. He also spent two decades as a globe-trotting pageant coach - GQ dubbed him 'Mr. Miss Universe' - and is the only person to have worked out at all 106-plus Equinox gyms worldwide. He holds a JD from Yale, an MBA from Stanford, and lectures on ethics and leadership at Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Wharton.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at DIBS Beauty
- **Organizations:** DIBS Beauty, AROD Corp, ARod Productions, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Skadden Arps, Sullivan & Cromwell, The Net-a-Porter Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** JD, Yale Law School, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, BA (with distinction and honors, University Firestone Medal), Stanford University, Economics studies, University of Oxford, Accredited Jewelry Professional, GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled DIBS Beauty into a leading color-cosmetics brand backed by L Catterton, Grew DIBS to a reported 700% year-over-year sales growth and 60%+ repeat order rate within its first year, Profiled by GQ as 'Mr. Miss Universe' for coaching international pageant winners including Miss Albania, four Miss Chinas and Miss Indonesia

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Begins independently traveling the world coaching contenders for Miss Universe, Miss World and other international pageants; advises Yue-Sai Kan on overhauling the Miss China pageant
- **2006** — Works in Foreign Practice (Corporate Finance / M&A) at Skadden Arps
- **2010s** — Corporate attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; also worked at Sullivan & Cromwell and The Net-a-Porter Group
- **2016** — Featured in GQ's 'Mr. Miss Universe' profile for his pageant coaching career
- **2018** — Chief Operating Officer & Partner at Alex Rodriguez's AROD Corp; President of ARod Productions
- **2021** — Co-founds and launches DIBS Beauty in September with Courtney Shields, Ken Landis and Dan Reich; raises $2.6M seed round backed by L Catterton
- **2022** — DIBS reports 700% year-over-year growth, $4.8M EMV in first half of year, and a 60%+ repeat order rate

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled DIBS Beauty into a leading color-cosmetics brand backed by L Catterton
- Grew DIBS to a reported 700% year-over-year sales growth and 60%+ repeat order rate within its first year
- Profiled by GQ as 'Mr. Miss Universe' for coaching international pageant winners including Miss Albania, four Miss Chinas and Miss Indonesia
- Only person to have worked out at all 106+ Equinox gyms worldwide
- Lectures on reputation, ethics and leadership at the MBA and law programs of Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Wharton
- Earned a JD from Yale and an MBA from Stanford, plus a BA from Stanford with the University Firestone Medal

## Latest updates

- **2023-03** — DIBS Beauty closed a $2.6M seed round with backing from L Catterton stakeholders and Tula's co-founders.
- **2022-01** — DIBS reported 700% year-over-year sales growth.

## Links

- Website: https://jeffleemgt.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflee108
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dibsbeauty
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefflee108/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/dibsbeauty/

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Last updated: 2026-07-01