Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie is an American author, community leader,[1] philanthropist,[2] lawyer, and former television executive.

[3] She frequently moderates panel discussions and publicly speaks on topics related to human rights and policy reform.

As a lawyer, Gilbert-Lurie worked briefly at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg and Tunney, and she served as a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Law Clerk for Judge Harry Pregerson.

[16] In July 2022, she was appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees by Governor Gavin Newsom.

In further advance of child welfare reform, Gilbert-Lurie served as the Vice Chair of the Los Angeles Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Welfare, which led to policy change in Los Angeles County.