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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.

Modupe Nyikoale Akinola (2024-2030)
New York
Zalaznick Professor of Business and Faculty Director of the Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School

Nworah Blaise Ayogu (2024-2030)
Los Angeles
Head of Healthcare Impact, Thrive Capital

Monica Bharel (2022-2026)
Brookline, MA
Clinical Lead, Public Sector Health, Google

Raphael W. Bostic (2020-2026)
Decatur, GA
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Sylvia Mathews Burwell (2023-2029)
Washington, DC
Former 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

Theodore D. Chuang (2024-2030)
Bethesda, MD
U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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

Danielle A. Feinberg (2024-2030)
Oakland, CA
Cinematographer; Visual Effects Supervisor, Pixar Animation Studios

Fiona Hill (2023-2029)
Bethesda, MD
Chancellor of Durham University (U.K.) and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution

Christopher B. Howard (2021-2027)
Tempe, AZ
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University

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

Raymond J. Lohier Jr. (2021-2027)
New York, NY
U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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, 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
Executive Director, The Futures Institute

Juan Antonio Sepúlveda Jr. (2024-2030)
San Antonio, TX
Calgaard Distinguished Professor of Practice in Political Science and President’s Special Adviser for Inclusive Excellence, Trinity University

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
Retired 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

Alan Garber
President
Ex officio

Timothy R. Barakett
Treasurer, Harvard University
Ex officio

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