Doris Leibinger was born in Stuttgart on July 27, 1934. After graduating from secondary school, she completed a course of study at a private college for interpreters in Stuttgart in 1953 and then worked for Standard Elektrik Lorenz. 

She married Berthold Leibinger in 1957. The couple had three children: Nicola, Regine and Peter. Today, Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller is CEO of TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, an international family-run business. Her brother Peter Leibinger is vice chairman of the management board. Their sister, Regine Leibinger, is an architect and co-founder of the American-German architectural office Barkow Leibinger in Berlin. 

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Throughout her life, Doris Leibinger served on the committees of numerous cultural institutions. She dedicated herself to the promotion of social concerns, including her work as a lay judge for the juvenile courts as well as her involvement in the children’s hospice and the Behindertenzentrum, a center for people with disabilities, in Stuttgart. She set up a foundation in 2007 to consolidate her many charitable activities. The Doris Leibinger Stiftung GmbH pursues charitable goals with a focus on helping children and adolescents who find themselves in emergency situations.

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Doris Leibinger passed away on January 30, 2021.