On May 27, the University announced the newly-elected members of the Board of Overseers—one of the University’s two governing boards—and directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).
The Overseers are:
Mark A. Edwards ’82 of Brookline, Massachusetts, co-founder and CEO, Upstream USA; founder and former executive director, Opportunity Nation
Mary Louise Kelly ’93 of Washington, D.C., journalist and broadcaster, co-host of “All Things Considered,” National Public Radio.
Nathaniel Owen Keohane, Ph.D. ’01, of New York City, president, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Michael Rosenblatt, M.D. ’73, of 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 School of Medicine
Anjali Sud, M.B.A. ’11, of New York City, CEO, Tubi; former CEO, Vimeo
Courtney B. Vance ’82 of La Cañada Flintridge, California, actor, producer, writer; president and chair, SAG-AFTRA Foundation
The HAA directors, elected for three-year terms, are:
Theresa J. Chung ’98, J.D. ’02, of Dallas, Texas, administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Colin J. Kegler ’97 of Provincetown, Massachusetts, senior software engineer, HealthEdge, Inc.
Victoria “Vicky” Wai Ka Leung ’91 of London, United Kingdom, managing director and consultant, EC M&A
Nicholas J. Melvoin ’08 of Los Angeles, California, elected board member, Los Angeles Unified School District
Angela M. Ruggiero ’02, M.B.A. ’14, of Weston, Massachusetts, cofounder and chair, Sports Innovation Lab
Sanjay Seth, M.P.A.-M.U.P. ’19, of East Boston, Massachusetts, former chief of staff and senior adviser for climate and equity, U.S. EPA New England
This year’s elections followed a spring when Harvard alumni expressed much more interest in the University’s affairs than usual. The campus chaos following Hamas’s October 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel and the ensuing war in the Middle East sparked alumni activity, including the formation of groups like the Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance and the 1636 Forum. The University’s continuing battle with the Trump administration over its research funding, nonprofit status, and ability to host international students has also galvanized a large swath of Harvard alumni.
As such, this spring’s elections for the Board of Overseers and the HAA’s elected directors featured dozens of endorsements from various alumni organizations and outside groups. Groups ranging from Harvard Medical School Alumni, Harvard Alumni for Free Speech, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard weighed in on the elections.
The Overseers will assume their roles on May 30. Five of the new Overseers were elected for six-year terms. (The sixth winning candidate, Anjali Sud, will serve the remaining two years of the unexpired term of Mark Carney, who resigned after he was elected prime minister of Canada.)
Terms for the new directors of the HAA begin on July 1. They were chosen by eligible alumni from among the candidates presented by the HAA nominating committee.
