KiraPeikoff
Deputy Director Communications
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." – Carl Sagan
Writer, editor, storyteller
+13 years writing about science for mainstream and digital media.
Bioethics nerd
Interested in the social, legal, & ethical implications of new breakthroughs.
Suspense novelist
Author of five high-stakes biotech thrillers.
Cardio for fun
Half Marathon runner and world’s most okayest pickleball player.
Kira works on media relations and press coverage for Leaps and its portfolio companies. She comes to the team from the other side of the communications industry, as a reporter and editor, having contributed articles to the New York Times, Newsweek, and other outlets. She also writes thrillers inspired by emerging scientific breakthroughs. She’s a fan of plot twists, but only in fiction.