Maria Leister

Maria Leister, JD, MSc, serves as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, where responsibilities include instructing courses related to trauma and bioethics, leading capstone seminars in the Master's in Bioethics program, and mentoring students. Additionally, Maria holds a position as COO at The Pocket Project and has recently taught bioethics at Bridgewater State University. Previous roles include Associate Director and Program Manager at Kotter, Senior Consultant at Strategy Matters, LLC, and Director at Harvard Law School, where Maria co-founded and directed the HLS Emerging Leaders Program. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Bioethics from Harvard Medical School and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.