Laurie Leshin

Laurie Leshin is the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She is a renowned planetary scientist and engineer with over 30 years of experience in the field. Leshin has led numerous high-profile missions, including the Mars Science Laboratory and the Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.