Laurie Leshin
Former President · Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Former President at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.
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Laurie A. Leshin, PhD, is a geochemist and space scientist who served as the 16th and first woman president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2014-2022), tripling student enrollment and adding 22 new buildings.
She later became Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech and is now Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at Caltech.
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