Leslie Blodgett is a beauty industry pioneer, former 2018 Stanford DCI Fellow, angel investor, startup advisor, and philanthropist. She serves on the board of advisors for SPANX and on the board of directors for Stella & Dot and Every Mother Counts. For her efforts in reshaping the beauty industry, Ms. Blodgett was recognized as one of the Top Entrepreneurs of the Decade: 2000-2009 by Inc., named the first female recipient of the Visionary of the Year Award by Women’s Wear Daily, and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters by the Fashion Institute of Technology.
 
Ms. Blodgett lives in the Bay Area with her husband, Keith. Among her personal accomplishments, she is a pretty good dancer (she learns the latest moves on YouTube) and has recently mastered the art of the glamorous grandmother photoshoot.