Melissa Leach

Melissa Leach CBE FBA
Born	(1965-01-05) 5 January 1965 (age 59)[citation needed]
Nationality	British
Alma mater	School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK
Children	Four
Parent(s)	Penelope Jane Leach; Gerald Leach

Melissa Leach, CBE, FBA (born 5 January 1965) is a British geographer and social anthropologist. She has been the Executive Director of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative since June 2024^[1]. She studies sustainability and development concerns in policy-making and has a focus on the politics of science and technology of Africa. She was previously the Director of the Institute of Development Studies (2014-2024) located on the University of Sussex campus.