"The process of identifying candidates for Overseer and HAA elected director once again underscored the extraordinary breadth of experience and commitment found across the Harvard alumni community,"
"These candidates bring a wide range of professional accomplishments, life experiences, and points of view. They share a deep interest in Harvard's academic excellence and broad institutional mission, and a strong sense of responsibility to the University and its future."
"The committee seeks to develop a set of Overseer candidates that takes account of the board's present composition and the University's future needs. The committee considers experience and accomplishment in an academic or professional domain important to the University; interest in and concern for higher education and for Harvard University as a whole; commitment to the overall quality and continual improvement of Harvard's programs of education and research; readiness to invest significant time in the visitation process, standing committees, advisory functions, and plenary deliberations o"
Voting for Overseers and HAA elected directors begins April 1. The Harvard Alumni Association nominating committee assembled 13 alumni, including three current or former Overseers, to identify spring 2026 candidates. The committee solicits suggestions from across the alumni community and evaluates hundreds of prospective candidates through extensive deliberations. Candidates were selected for professional accomplishments, diverse life experiences, and commitment to Harvard's academic excellence and institutional mission. The committee aims to balance the Board's present composition with future University needs and expects candidates to commit significant time to visitation processes, standing committees, advisory roles, and plenary deliberations.
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