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Alan Leshner
Senior Fellow

Alan Leshner

Member Since 2026

Biography

Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Executive Publisher, Science Magazine. Former Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Acting Director and Deputy Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health; Executive Officer for Biological, Behavioral and Social Science, National Science Foundation; Fulbright Lecturer and Visiting Scientist, Weizman Institute of Science (Israel); Professor of Psychology, Bucknell University; Board of Directors, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center; Member, National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Chief Executive Officer Emeritus American Association for the Advancement of Science Current
Executive Publisher Science Magazine Current
Director National Institute on Drug Abuse Current
Acting Director and Deputy Director National Institute of Mental Health National Institutes of Health Current
Executive Officer for Biological, Behavioral and Social Science National Science Foundation Current
Fulbright Lecturer and Visiting Scientist Weizman Institute of Science (Israel) Current
Professor of Psychology Bucknell University Current
Board of Directors Children's Research Institute Children's National Medical Center Current
Member National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Current

Expertise

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