Lee Ellis Biography

Lee Ellis is the Founder and President of FreedomStar MediaTM and Leadership Freedom LLC®. In the fields of leadership, team building, and human behavior, he is an author, leadership consultant, and keynote speaker. Fortune 500 senior executives and C-level officials from the telecommunications, healthcare, military and other commercial sectors have been among his previous clientele. He is a resource for top executives and boards as an executive coach and specialist in leadership evaluations. Lee flew fifty-three combat flights over North Vietnam as an Air Force fighter pilot early in his career. He was shot down in 1967 and detained as a POW in Hanoi and adjacent camps for more than five years. He received two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Valor Device, the Purple Heart, and the POW Medal for his wartime service. Before retiring as a colonel, Lee resumed his Air Force career, serving in more responsible leadership capacities such as command of a flying squadron and leadership development organizations. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in counseling and human development. He is a graduate of the Air War College and the Armed Forces Staff College. He has four books on leadership and professional development that he has written or co-authored. Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton is Lee's most recent book. Lee and his wife Mary have four adult children and six grandkids and live in Atlanta, Georgia.

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