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Margaret McKenna
president, Lesley University
Margaret A. McKenna is the president of The Wal-Mart Foundation and the former president of Lesley University. She received her undergraduate degree from Emmanuel College and her law degree from Southern Methodist University. McKenna was a civil rights attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and held a variety of positions with the U.S. government from 1976 to 1981, including deputy counsel in the White House and deputy under secretary of education. Margaret McKenna has been a Director since 2000.