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Two new Corporation members
Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Michael S. Chae to join governing board.
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Kannon Shanmugam to join Harvard Corporation
Alumnus of College and HLS elected to University’s senior governing board.
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New Member of Harvard Corporation
Richard Lifton, president of The Rockefeller University and an eminent life scientist and educator, will join the Corporation as of July 1, 2025.
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President Alan Garber
Alan Garber will serve as president of the University through the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
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Conferral of Degrees
We care deeply about every member of our community and have chosen a path forward that accords with our responsibilities and reaffirms a process for our students to receive prompt and fair review.
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Two new Corporation members
Kenneth C. Frazier and Joseph Y. Bae to join governing board.
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Friends, colleagues share fond memories of D. Ronald Daniel
Former Harvard treasurer, McKinsey managing partner oversaw Harvard’s endowment growth during his 15-year tenure.
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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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Alan Garber, President
AB ’76, AM ’77, PhD ’82, Harvard
MD ’83, Stanford
Joseph Y. Bae
Fellow (began service in 2024)
AB ’94, 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
Kenneth C. Frazier
Fellow (began service in 2024)
BA ’75 Penn State University
JD ’78 Harvard
Richard P. Lifton
Fellow (began service in 2025)
BA ’75, Dartmouth
MD ’82, PhD ’86, Stanford
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, MBA ’97, Harvard
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Fellow (began service in 2025)
AB ’93, JD ’98 Harvard
M Litt ’95 Oxford