Leslie A. Field

Founder and CEO

Bright Ice Initiative

Portola Valley

Dr. Leslie Field knew from a young age she was meant to be an inventor, despite the traditional role models of that time. She earned degrees from MIT in Chemical Engineering and from UC Berkeley in EECS, with an emphasis in micro-fabrication, sensors and actuators. Leslie works on slowing ice melt, because it is a key lever in climate change, and she teaches at Stanford how to identify important climate challenges, and how to innovate useful, ethical and inclusive climate solutions.