Lee Ann Watson

The Board of Commissioners of the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing) will hold a regular meeting on May 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
You have the option to view this meeting via Livestream. Please use the following link: https://www.youtube.com/SCStateHousing

Persons with a disability who need an accommodation to participate in the meeting can email ExecutiveOffice@SCHousing.com for assistance. We respectfully request
that you email your request at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting to provide time to meet the requested accommodation.

General Counsel

In October 2022, Lee Ann Watson was hired as general counsel at the SC State Housing Finance & Development Authority (SC Housing), where she provides legal advice to leadership at the agency. In this role, Watson works with various departments and actively collaborates with stakeholders to ensure that agency programs are administered lawfully.

Prior to her joining SC Housing, Watson served as the executive director for the South Carolina Retail Association, and as general counsel for the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission. She is a Certified Public Manager, graduate of Leadership Columbia and a graduate of the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative through Furman University.

Watson holds a Bachelor of Arts from Furman University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina.

Watson is originally from Greenville, S.C. and is a proud Rotarian.