OUR FOUNDER

A lifelong commitment to service doesn't just define EXEC Coaching Network; it defines its founder.

Leslie Ann Dauphin, PhD, is a decorated U.S. Army paratrooper, Persian Gulf War veteran, and former CDC executive whose career has been guided by a single constant: service, connection, and excellence.

After her military service, Dr. Dauphin spent more than two decades at the CDC, joining as a laboratory scientist, conducting research and overseeing biosafety and select agent programs, before rising to executive leadership, where she served as founding director of the Public Health Infrastructure Center, steering national workforce development and capacity-building initiatives. She mentored senior leaders, guided teams through complex organizational transitions, and witnessed firsthand as dedicated public health professionals gave decades of their careers in service to others.

During shifts in federal service, she recognized that expertise didn't leave with the people; access to it did. That gap became the foundation of EXEC Coaching Network LLC. 

Today, as the Founder of EXEC and an Adjunct Professor at Meharry Medical College's School of Global Health, Dr. Dauphin is focused on connecting public health expertise with the people and organizations that need it most, helping professionals at every career stage advance their potential through service, connection, and excellence.