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Crystal Leach

Director of Corporate Engagement
New York University

About Crystal Leach

Crystal Leach is the Director of Corporate Engagement at New York University. Prior to NYU she joined the National Science Foundation as a Program Director in the Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program in 2021. Crystal was an Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering at the
University of Georgia, where she has served as the founding Director of Industry Collaborations
since 2016, working with faculty and administration to build industry partnerships that align
with UGA’s research capabilities and strategic priorities. Crystal has been a leader in expanding
UGA’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem, serving as co-PI and business mentor for UGA’s
NSF-funded Innovation Corps program. In 2019 she developed and successfully implemented
the first Innovation Bootcamp for female faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students at
UGA. Previously, she spent 18 years in Research and Development at Kimberly-Clark, a Fortune
500 health and hygiene company, where she led engineering teams to develop 25+ medical products to market globally. Crystal earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s
in biomedical engineering at The University of Akron, then her doctorate in textiles and polymer science at Clemson University. She is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the
Society for Biomaterials and has presented at numerous conferences. Her many accomplishments
include: she holds four U.S. and European patents; was named one of The University of Akron’s
Distinguished Engineering Alumni in 2005; and was elected as a Fellow to the American Institute
of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2018.

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