Ellen Leake

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Ellen Leake is a longtime nonprofit leader and policy advocate dedicated to advancing type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, governance, and national care strategy. She and her husband Eason have been involved with the T1D community since their daughter, Elizabeth, was diagnosed in 1994. Ellen helped found the Mississippi Chapter of Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) and went on to serve as both Vice Chair and Chair of its International Board of Directors. She has also held national advisory roles with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council and the National Clinical Care Commission, contributing to federal diabetes research and care policy. Her commitment to T1D is deeply personal and has guided decades of leadership in the field. She earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Mississippi and an M.B.A. from Tulane University. She serves as a member of the T1D Fund’s Board of Directors and chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee.