William E. Lesher

"The Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions. He is President Emeritus of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and past president of Pacific Lutheran Seminary. Lesher’s extensive experience in religion and education includes serving as a Trustee of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Chair of the Task Force on Globalization of the Association of Theological Schools, and a member of the Committee on Theological Education in Africa for the Lutheran World Federation."

• Director, Toward Ecological Civilization