Leanne Webster

Director, Rule of Law Program

Leanne Webster
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After receiving her law degree and practicing litigation for several years, Leanne Webster joined the international development community in 2010 as a democracy and governance officer with the United States Agency for International Development. Her first overseas assignment with USAID was in El Salvador. She was subsequently posted in Afghanistan and Paraguay. Since then, Webster has worked on U.S. government-funded projects globally with implementing partners, supporting efforts to consolidate the rule of law, strengthen civil society organizations, broaden opportunity for marginalized youth, and fortify respect for human rights. Her roles have included senior leadership responsibilities in both overseas and U.S. positions.

Webster received her Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah and her Master of Public Administration from the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.