Lee Rasch founded LeaderEthics-Wisconsin in 2018, a nonprofit/nonpartisan organization committed to promoting ethical leadership among elected officials. He serves as the executive director of the organization.

Prior to this experience, he served as president of Western Technical College from 1989-2017. Throughout his career, he has actively promoted leadership development, continuous improvement, economic development and sustainability at the national, statewide, and local levels. He has written articles and given numerous presentations on these topics. Rasch was chair of the Legislative Committee for the Wisconsin Technical College System for more than 15 years. He was a democratic candidate for the U.S. Congress in 1994 and 1996.