executive
Regina E. Dugan
President and CEO, Wellcome Leap
President & CEO, Wellcome Leap
Background
Regina E. Dugan is president and CEO of Wellcome Leap.
She was the first female director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), from July 2009 until March 2012.
About Wellcome Leap
Wellcome Leap: Wellcome Leap is a nonprofit that builds and runs large health research programs. It was founded by the Wellcome Trust in 2020 as a U.
Key facts
- Current title
- President & CEOsource
- CEO appointment
- In May 2020, she was announced as the CEO of Wellcome Leapsource
- DARPA
- First female director of DARPA, where she served from July 2009 until March 2012source
- Education
- Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)source
- Education
- PhD from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)source
Sources
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