BJ LEBER
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BJ is a recognized leader in the field of nonprofit management.
BJ Leber recently retired from Adagio Health after serving as President & CEO for 10 years. Adagio Health meets the health, wellness, and nutrition needs of diverse communities, regardless of income, with a focus on women and serves approximately 100,000 patients and families annually in Pennsylvania. Adagio Health also focuses on those in who are underserved such as members of the LGBTQAI+ community, patients with substance use disorders, and women veterans.
BJ is currently the Interim Executive Director of Attack Theatre. She served as President & CEO of The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation, where she guided the foundation to support significant investments in the hospitals’ efforts including a total renovation of the maternal health infrastructure. BJ served as Interim CEO for the YWCA and Chief of Staff for Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor. She was VP & Station Manager for WQED Pittsburgh’s public television and radio stations.
BJ currently serves on the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women, an appointment by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. She is Chair of Pittsburgh Water (formerly Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority). BJ Is a member and past president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the International Women’s Forum. She serves on the National Advisory Council of the Elsie Hillman Civic Advisory Forum at the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Politics. BJ is a former board chair of Pittsburgh’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, an appointment by Governor Tom Wolf. She also served as Board Chair of Leadership Pittsburgh, VisitPittsburgh, Brother’s Brother International Foundation, and Pressley Ridge Schools.
BJ lives in Oakland with her husband Jeff. They have two amazing sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and three adorable grandchildren.