Regina Dugan

Dr. Regina E. Dugan is an internationally recognized business executive, producer, engineer-artist, taskmaster, and product developer. Dr. Dugan currently serves as President & CEO of Wellcome Leap Inc, a non-profit that builds and executes bold, unconventional programs, funded at scale, with the aim of increasing the speed and number of breakthroughs in human health. Dr. Dugan has led world-class, global teams, and hundred-million to multi-billion dollar efforts to deliver novel products at Meta, Alphabet, and as the 19th Director, and first woman to lead, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Dr. Dugan earned her PhD from Caltech, where was named a Distinguished Alumna in 2017. She earned her BS/MS from VaTech, where she is a member of the Academy of Engineering Excellence, and in 2022 received the University Distinguished Achievement Award.