Chief People Officer
Pat Leckman is Chief People Officer at Illumina, where she is responsible for all aspects of the company’s HR strategies. Leckman has a successful track record for leading workforce transformation, driving business growth, and creating high-impact teams.
Previously, she worked in dynamic organizations such as Watson Wyatt, NVIDIA, Cisco, and Perot Systems. In her tenure as part of the Illumina Human Resources leadership team, she transformed the Compensation, Benefits, and People Technology functions. She has led international teams that design, contract, and implement agreements and joint ventures. Throughout her career, she has helped clients with business process redesign, vendor assessment, outsourcing, and transition management.
Leckman serves on the board of San Diego Squared, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering underrepresented students in STEM. She earned a master’s in business administration from London Business School and a bachelor’s in communication from Stanford University.