Leslie Gilbert Lurie has served as president of the Los Angeles County Board of Education. Formerly an executive at NBC, where she worked on such hit shows as “Cheers,” “Family Ties,” “Saved by the Bell,” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” Gilbert-Lurie lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Books by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

Bending Toward the Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir

by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

A miraculous lesson in courage and recovery, Bending Toward the Sun tells the story of a unique family bond forged in the wake of brutal terror.