Linda Lehrer

Linda Lehrer has spent her career in both media and education. She received her B.A. from UCLA and Ph.D. in English from Brown University, where she taught courses in drama and American literature. She has also taught journalism and writing at Fordham and New York University.  As a journalist, Dr. Lehrer reported for the Wall Street Journal and the Chicago Tribune. She has worked in public television for the business program “Adam Smith” and for “Sesame Street.” As Communications Director for Scholastic, Inc., she launched the award-winning PBS show, “The Magic School Bus.” While Director of Communications for the Aspen Institute, Dr. Lehrer helped organize the first Bipartisan Congressional Retreat. Her own program, Life Changes: The Next Step, helps people find new ways to think about taking the next step in their lives—both professionally and personally. Linda Lehrer is currently the Director of New York Public Programs for the Aspen Institute.