Jeanne Leclair

Background

About Jeanne Leclair

Jeanne LeClair is the Chief Business Officer at the MLSC. In this role, she develops and executes strategies to enhance life sciences job growth in the Commonwealth by building relationships with key industry stakeholders, prospective partners, and public agencies. Prior to joining MLSC, Jeanne served as the Economic Development Director for the Gateway Hilltown Collaborative, a pilot program unifying community development efforts in Western Massachusetts. Jeanne earned her BA from Boston University, and worked at the Cambridge-based political magazine Boston Review, before serving as Director of Finance and Business Operations at the Boston Public Market. She received her Masters in Public Policy and Masters in Business Administration from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, where she focused her efforts on entrepreneurship, public management, and community development. Jeanne originally hails from the small town of Clarksville, Missouri where she grew up on a working farm.