Background
Leff, Deborah was born on October 25, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Sam and Melitta Leff.
Leff, Deborah was born on October 25, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Sam and Melitta Leff.
AB, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1973. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1977.
Trial attorney Civil Rights division United States Department Justice, Washington, 1977-1979. Director office of public affairs Federal Trade Commission, 1980-1981. Senior producer Nightline-ABC News, Washington and London, 1983-1989, World News Tonight-ABC News, New York City, 1990-1991.
President The Joyce Foundation, Chicago, 1992-1999. President, Chief Executive Officer American's Second Harvest, 1999-2001. Director John F. Kennedy Presidential Library., Boston, 2001—2006.
President Public Welfare Foundation, Washington, 2006—2010. Deputy counselor Access Justice United States Dept Justice, since 2010. Chair, board directors Story Corps.
Chairman Midwest Rhodes Scholars Selection Committee, Chicago, 1992.
Board directors American Board Internal Medicine Foundation.