Jeffrey D. Lee is a bishop of the Episcopal Church and has served as the twelfth and current Bishop of Chicago since 2008. A native of Michigan, Lee was raised in the Lutheran faith. At an early age he was urged by his pastor to consider ordained ministry. As a young man he joined the Episcopal Church. After marrying his wife, Lisa, in 1979 they moved to New York City where they both worked as buyers for Bloomingdale's. The juxtaposition of wealth and extreme poverty side by side that Lee saw in New York led Lee to decide to pursue ordained ministry. Lee received his seminary education at Nashotah House in Nashotah, Wisconsin.