The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, along with 10 other Harvard alumni organizations*, has asked each of the 7 Overseer and 9 HAA Elected Director candidates nominated by the Harvard Alumni Association to answer a questionnaire about their views. 

 

Please click here to see the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard endorsements for 2025 and here to JOIN THE COALITION.

 

Click on a name below to view each candidate's response. 

 

HARVARD OVERSEER CANDIDATES

Responses from Candidates for Overseer Nominated by the Harvard Alumni Association (in ballot order)

Michael Rosenblatt M.D. ’73 magna cum laude

Anjali Sud M.B.A. ’11

Lanhee J. Chen  A.B. ’99 magna cum laude, A.M. ’04, J.D. ’07, cum laude, Ph.D. ’09

Mark A. Edwards A.B. ’82 cum laude

Mary Louise Kelly A.B. ’93 magna cum laude

Nathaniel Owen Keohane Ph.D. ’01

Courtney B. Vance A.B. ’82

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HAA ELECTED DIRECTOR CANDIDATES

Responses from Candidates for Elected Director Nominated by the Harvard Alumni Association (in ballot order)

Angela M. Ruggiero  A.B. ’02, cum laude, M.B.A .’14 

Allison Lee Pillinger Choi  A.B. ’06
Sanjay Seth  M.P.A.’ 19, M.U.P. ’19
Nicholas J. Melvoin  A.B. ’08

Theresa J. Chung  A.B. ’98, magna cum laude, J.D. ’02
Daniel H. Ahn  A.B. ’90, magna cum laude, M.B.A. ’97
Colin J. Kegler A.B. ’97
Victoria “Vicky” Wai Ka Leung  A.B. ’91, cum laude
Pavlos P. Photiades  A.B. ’88, magna cum laude

 

Voting begins on April 1, with completed ballots being accepted until 5 p.m. on May 20. Alumni can cast their votes either online or via paper ballot for five expected vacancies on the Board of Overseers and six available positions among the HAA elected directors.

Paper ballots must be received by 5:00 pm EDT on May 20th.

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*ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING THE DIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE

Coalition for a Diverse Harvard
First Generation Harvard Alumni
Harvard Arab Alumni Association
Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance
Harvard Black Alumni Society
Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus
Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance
Harvard Progressive Jewish Alumni
Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance
Harvard Tamil Alumni Association
Harvard University Muslim Alumni
Native American Alumni of Harvard University