Leslie Lowe, Esq. Scholarship Fund

This scholarship fund has been formed in loving memory of Leslie Lowe, Esq., ~

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Leslie received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bennington College, a Masters of Science from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and did post-graduate research in economic and social history at the University of Paris.

Leslie’s work focused on corporate and governmental accountability, and environmental law and policy.  She was the founder and Managing Director of UCI Environmental Accountability. For seven years, she directed the Energy & Environment Program at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Prior to working at ICCR, Leslie was the Executive Director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.   

She served on the boards of the Highlander Research and Education Center and River Network and is a past Chair of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation’s Board of Directors.  

Leslie was a member of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Environmental Disclosure, a Senior Fellow of The Future 500, and an advisor to the Calvert Foundation’s Green Initiative. She served on the board of the Social Investment Forum and was a juror for the Elizabeth Haub Award for Environmental Diplomacy.