# Myong Lee

> Myong Lee is a company builder and executive who co-founded Clever Care Health Plan, serving as its founding COO and later CEO. His career began in equity research and mergers and acquisitions before moving into operating roles. He became CEO of Seoul Medical Group in June 2024; an August 2026 interview biography identifies his current role as Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company. He is the son of immigrants from South Korea and a member of the Council of Korean Americans.

- **Role:** Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company
- **Organizations:** Clever Care Health Plan, McKinsey & Company, Seoul Medical Group, Advanced Medical Management, agilon health, Clover Health, Inspira LIFE, WellCare, Council of Korean Americans
- **Education:** BA in Business Administration and Economics, Franklin & Marshall College, MBA, Arizona State University, Master of Public Health, in progress as of August 2026, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- **Known for:** Co-founded Clever Care and served as founding COO and later CEO., Was president and COO during the company’s September 2021 Series B of more than $71 million., Was CEO during Clever Care’s March 2023 $42 million Series C led by GV.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Worked in New York in equity research and mergers and acquisitions; exact start and end dates are not established.
- **2007** — Describes beginning his industry transition through a recruiting approach from WellCare.
- **Before 2019** — Held operating and contracting leadership roles including at Inspira, Clover Health and agilon health; exact sequence is not established here.
- **2019** — Co-founded Clever Care Health Plan; served as founding COO.
- **2020** — Joined the Council of Korean Americans.
- **2021-09** — Identified as president and COO when Clever Care announced more than $71 million in Series B financing.
- **2022** — Became CEO of Clever Care; publicly identified as CEO by June 2022.
- **2023-03** — Led Clever Care as CEO when it announced a $42 million Series C and $138 million in total capital raised.
- **2023-04** — Attended the April 26 White House welcome ceremony for the Republic of Korea state visit.
- **2024-03** — Clever Care announced the transition from Lee to interim CEO Karen Walker Johnson.
- **2024-06** — Became CEO of Seoul Medical Group, effective June 1.
- **2025-05** — Discussed operational technology deployment as CEO of Advanced Medical Management, SMG’s sister organization.
- **2026-08** — An interview biography identifies him as Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company; the starting date is not stated.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Clever Care and served as founding COO and later CEO.
- Was president and COO during the company’s September 2021 Series B of more than $71 million.
- Was CEO during Clever Care’s March 2023 $42 million Series C led by GV.
- Appointed CEO of Seoul Medical Group effective June 1, 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared on the Healthcare Intelligence podcast; the episode biography identifies his current role as Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and an in-progress graduate degree at Harvard.
- **2025-05** — Discussed technology adoption and administrative workflows in an interview as CEO of Advanced Medical Management.
- **2024-06** — Appointment as Seoul Medical Group CEO took effect June 1, 2024.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myong-l-5aab36

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