Background
Schlesinger, Leonard Arthur was born on July 31, 1952 in New York City. Son of Joe and Edith (Smukler) Schlesinger.
Schlesinger, Leonard Arthur was born on July 31, 1952 in New York City. Son of Joe and Edith (Smukler) Schlesinger.
Bachelor, Brown University, 1972. Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, 1973. Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1979.
Manager Procter & Gamble, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1973-1975. Assistant professor, associate professor business school Harvard University, Boston, 1978-1985. Executive vice president, chief operating officer Au Bon Pain, Inc., 1985-1988.
Professor business administration Harvard University, 1988-1998. Senior vice president Brown University, 1998-1999. Executive vice president, chief operating officer Limited Brands, Columbus, Ohio, 1999—2003, vice chairman, chief operating officer, 2003—2007.
President Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, since 2008. Past board director Limited Brands, Columbus, Ohio.
Married Phyllis Barbara Fineman, December 23, 1972. Children: Rebecca, Emily, Katharine.