Leslie Morphy became Crisis’s Chief Executive in November 2006. Her career has largely been in the not-for-profit sector with a strong emphasis on social exclusion and learning and skills development.

She was Director at The Prince’s Trust for nearly 10 years, latterly as UK Director of Programmes & Policy. Before that she was Head of Research & Development at the Basic Skills Agency.

Leslie received her OBE in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to homeless people.

Until recently she was a trustee of Bliss, the special care baby charity, and is a governor of Oxford Brookes University.