Leslie Jennings Rowley is the Associate Director of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy in Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, where she runs the Sugarman Practitioner in Residence Program. She is a respected organizational engagement leader and content producer with a background in building new programs and sustaining key initiatives for mission-driven organizations. She began her career in the creative arts world—supporting the mission of San Francisco Opera by creating immersive experiences for established donors and the culturally curious alike. She then spent nearly twenty years in the educational travel industry, where she created and executed experiential learning programs for the likes of National Geographic, Lindblad Expeditions, and the Smithsonian Institution, causing Princeton University to ask her to build Princeton Journeys, which became one of the preeminent alumni travel programs in the U.S under her tenure. Upon the creation of the University’s Kahneman-Treisman Center, she became its inaugural administrative director, linking academic insights in the behavioral sciences to real world issues. She continues to provide high-level communications and engagement strategy to the university and other organizations. Leslie holds an A.B. in economics and geography from Dartmouth College, an M.B.A. in international business, and a Ph.D. in media psychology.
