Board of Overseers
Formally established in 1642
The Board is made up of Harvard University alumni who bring to bear their best judgment and deep commitment to Harvard’s overarching academic mission and long-term institutional interests.
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Members of the Board
New members of the board are elected each spring by Harvard degree holders (other than officers of government or instruction at the University and members of the Corporation). Aspects of their role are set forth in a statement on Expectations of Service.
Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine (2018-2024)
Boston, MA
President, Sunshine Care Foundation for Neurological Care and Research, and Senior Counsel, Bracebridge Capital
Monica Bharel (2022-2026)
Brookline, MA
Public Health and Healthcare Strategist
Former Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Raphael W. Bostic (2020-2026)
Decatur, GA
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Sylvia Mathews Burwell (2023-2029)
Washington, DC
President of American University and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mark J. Carney (2021-2027)
Ontario, Canada
UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and Chair, Brookfield Asset Management
Alice Chen (2019-2025)
Berkeley, CA
Chief Health Officer, Centene Corporation, and Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Philip Hart Cullom (2018-2024)
Gaithersburg, MD
Vice Admiral (retired), U.S. Navy
Sangu J. Delle (2022-2028)
New York, NY
Chief Executive Officer, CarePoint
Jeffrey D. Dunn (2023-2029)
Boston, MA
Former interim president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and former executive chair, president, and CEO of Sesame Workshop
Fiona Hill (2023-2029)
Bethesda, MD
Chancellor of Durham University (U.K.) and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
Meredith (Max) Hodges (2018-2024)
New York, NY
CEO, The Shed
Marilyn Holifield (2018-2024)
Miami, FL
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Christopher B. Howard (2021-2027)
Tempe, AZ
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University Public Enterprise
Vivian Hunt (2019-2025)
London, England
Chief Innovation Officer, United Health Group
Tyler Jacks (2019-2025)
Cambridge, MA
Koch Professor of Biology and Founding Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and President, Break Through Cancer
John B. King, Jr. (2019-2025)
Albany, NY
Chancellor, State University of New York
Vanessa W. Liu (2023-2029)
New York, NY
Founder and CEO of Sugarwork and a past president of the Harvard Alumni Association
Raymond J. Lohier Jr. (2021-2027)
New York, NY
U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Scott Mead (2022-2024)
London, England
Photographer, and Founder, Bramley Studio
Lauren Ancel Meyers (2022-2028)
Austin, TX
Professor, Departments of Integrative Biology, Statistics & Data Sciences, Population Health, The University of Texas at Austin
Todd Y. Park (2022-2028)
Los Altos Hills, CA
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Devoted Health
Margaret Purce (2020-2026)
Silver Spring, MD
Soccer player, U.S. Women’s National Team and NJ/NY Gotham FC
Robert L. Satcher (2023-2029)
Houston, TX
Associate professor of orthopedic oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Reshma Saujani (2019-2025)
New York, NY
Founder, Girls Who Code and Moms First
Thea Sebastian (2020-2026)
Washington, DC
Policy Director, Civil Rights Corps
Vikas P. Sukhatme (2022-2028)
Atlanta, GA
Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine; Founding Director, Morningside Center for Innovative and Affordable Medicine
Megan Red Shirt-Shaw (2021-2027)
Vermillion, SD
Director of Native Student Services, University of South Dakota
Jayson Toweh (2020-2026)
Stanford, CA
Doctoral Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University
Wilhelmina “Mimi” Wright (2022-2028)
St. Paul, MN
U.S. District Court Judge, District of Minnesota
Sheryl WuDunn (2021-2027)
Yamhill, Oregon
Journalist, Co-founder, FullSky Partners, Co-author of Tightrope, Senior Managing Director, Mid-Market Securities
Claudine Gay
President, Harvard University
Ex officio
Timothy R. Barakett
Treasurer, Harvard University
Ex officio