Harvard Corporation

Chartered in 1650

Known formally as the President and Fellows of Harvard College, the Harvard Corporation is the oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere.

News & Reports

David Rubenstein to step down from Harvard Corporation

Longtime University supporter will remain chair of Global Advisory Council.

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Timothy R. Barakett named Harvard treasurer

Timothy R. Barakett, a member of the Harvard Corporation since 2019, will become treasurer of the University beginning July 1. He will succeed Paul J. Finnegan, who will carry forward as a member of the Corporation.

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Penny Pritzker on road ahead for Harvard

The Harvard Gazette sat down with Penny Pritzker ’81, who became the Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow on July 1, to talk about her deep ties to Harvard and her views on today’s economic challenges.

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Bill Lee on two decades of Harvard progress

William F. Lee will step down June 30 after nearly two decades of service on the University’s governing boards. In an interview with the Gazette, Lee reflected on his time in Harvard’s leadership.

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Tracy Palandjian elected to Harvard Corporation

Tracy Pun Palandjian ’93, M.B.A. ’97, a Boston-based nonprofit leader, former Harvard Overseer, and recognized expert on impact investing, will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, the University announced Monday.

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Penny Pritzker ’81 elected next senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker ’81 has been named the Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow, succeeding William F. Lee ’72, the University announced today.

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Diana Nelson ’84 will join Harvard Corporation as newest member

Diana L. Nelson ’84 will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation effective July 1.

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Joe O’Donnell bids Harvard Corporation adieu

For more than 50 years, prominent Boston business executive Joe O’Donnell ’67, M.B.A. ’71, has served in different capacities at Harvard, as an elected director of the Harvard Alumni Association, a Corporation member, and an Overseer. He will step down from the Corporation on June 30.

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Members

The following are the current members of the Harvard Corporation.

Claudine Gay, President
BA ’92, Stanford
PhD ’98, Harvard

Timothy R. Barakett
Fellow (2019-2023)
Treasurer (began service in 2023)
AB ’87, MBA ’93, Harvard

Kenneth I. Chenault
Fellow (began service in 2014)
BA ’73, Bowdoin
JD ’76, Harvard

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar
Fellow (began service in 2019)
AB ’93, Harvard
JD ’97, Yale
AM ’96, PhD ’00, Stanford

Paul J. Finnegan
Fellow (began service in 2012)
Former Treasurer (2014-2023)
AB ’75, MBA ’82, Harvard

Biddy Martin
Fellow (began service in 2018)
BA ’73, College of William and Mary
MA ’74, Middlebury College
PhD ’85, U. of Wisconsin, Madison

Karen Gordon Mills
Fellow (began service in 2014)
AB ’75, MBA ’77, Harvard

Diana L. Nelson
Fellow (began service in 2020)
AB ’84, Harvard
MM ’89, Northwestern

Penny Pritzker
Fellow (began service in 2018)
Senior Fellow (began service in 2022)
AB ’81, Harvard
JD ’85, MBA ’85, Stanford

Tracy Pun Palandjian
Fellow (began service in 2022)
AB ’93, Harvard
MBA ’97, Harvard

Shirley M. Tilghman
Fellow (began service in 2016)
BSc ’68, Queen’s U.
PhD ’75, Temple U.
LLD (hon.) ’04, Harvard

Theodore V. Wells, Jr.
Fellow (began service in 2013)
BA ’72, Holy Cross
JD ’76, MBA ‘76, Harvard