Board of Overseers and HAA Candidates Finalized

Balloting begins April 1. 

entrance to Loeb House

Entrance to Loeb House, where the governing boards meet  | PHOTOGRAPH BY NIKO YAITANES/HARVARD MAGAZINE

The University has announced the finalized 2025 candidate slates for the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association elected directors. This list is almost identical to the one announced in January, with one exception: Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. ’87, president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, has withdrawn her candidacy for the Board of Overseers. She released the following statement: “Harvard holds a special place in my heart, and while I am honored by the nomination, my current responsibilities demand my full attention. I am grateful for the support and remain committed to Harvard's mission in other ways.” (Overseer candidates' responses to Harvard Magazine’s questions appear here.)

Balloting is open from April 1 through May 20 at 5:00 P.M. Degree holders other than officers of instruction and government may vote for Overseer candidates; all degree holders can vote on the HAA elected-director candidates.

Overseer candidates

Lanhee J. Chen ’99, A.M. ’04, J.D. ’07, Ph.D. ’09, Mountain View, California, Steffy fellow in American public policy studies, Hoover Institution, and director of domestic policy studies, public policy program, Stanford University; partner, Brunswick Group

Mark A. Edwards ’82, Brookline, Massachusetts, co-founder and CEO, Upstream USA; founder and former executive director, Opportunity Nation 

Mary Louise Kelly ’93, Washington, D.C., journalist and broadcaster, co-host of All Things Considered, National Public Radio

Nathaniel Owen Keohane, Ph.D. ’01, New York, New York, president, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Michael Rosenblatt, M.D. ’73, Newton, Massachusetts, advisory partner, Ascenta Capital; senior adviser, Bain Capital Life Sciences and Flagship Pioneering; former executive vice president and chief medical officer, Merck; former dean, Tufts University Medical School

Anjali Sud, M.B.A. ’11, New York City, CEO; Tubi; former CEO, Vimeo

Courtney B. Vance ’82, La Canada Flintridge, California, actor, producer, writer; president and chair, SAG-AFTRA Foundation

HAA elected director candidates

Daniel H. Ahn ’90, M.B.A. ’97, Burlingame, California, managing partner, Clearvision Ventures

Allison Pillinger Choi ’06, Bedford, New York, author

Theresa J. Chung ’98, J.D. ’02, Dallas, administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

Colin J. Kegler ’97, Provincetown, Massachusetts, senior software engineer, HealthEdge Inc.

Victoria “Vicky” Wai Ka Leung ’91, London, England, managing director and consultant, EC M&A

Nicholas J. Melvoin ’08, Los Angeles, elected board member, Los Angeles Unified School District

Pavlos P. Photiades ’88, Nicosia, Cyprus, chief executive officer, Photos Photiades Group

Angela M. Ruggiero ’02, M.B.A. ’14, Weston, Massachusetts, co-founder and chair, Sports Innovation Lab

Sanjay Seth, M.P.A.-M.U.P. ’19, East Boston, Massachusetts, former chief of staff and senior adviser for climate and equity, U.S. EPA New England

Read the University announcement here.

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