Leigh Morgan

Leigh Morgan is the chief strategy and operating officer for Nia Tero, a global social enterprise where she is a key architect of the firm’s growth & impact. Morgan previously served as chief operating officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she oversaw a broad portfolio including HR, IT, information security, facilities and culture transformation. Her previous leadership roles include serving as associate chancellor at the University of California, San Francisco, vice president and global head of human resources (product development) at Genentech, and serving in North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt’s administration. Her board roles include the Fred Hutch, biotech firm Curemark, Springboard Enterprises and Duke University’s Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

She received a master of science degree in organization development at The American University, a bachelor’s degree in religion from Duke University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Asian University for Women (Bandladesh).