The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, along with 8 other Harvard alumni organizations*, has asked each of the 9 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 2026 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)
Nisha Kumar Behringer AB ’91 magna cum laude, MBA ’95

​Arti Garg PhD ’08

​Teresa Hillary Clarke AB ’84 cum laude, JD ’89, MBA ’89 [referred to clarkeforoverseer.org ]

Nadine Burke Harris MPH ’02 

Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena LLM ’98 

Philip L. Harrison AB ’86 magna cum laude, MArch ’93 with distinction

Clive Chang MBA ’11 [not responding to questionnaire]

​Salvo Arena L.L.M. ’00, J.D. ’93

Trey Grayson AB ’94 cum laude 

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HAA ELECTED DIRECTOR CANDIDATES

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

Allison Charney Epstein AB ’89 magna cum laude [not responding to questionnaire]

​Jakob Haesler MPA ’99

Mia Esther Alpert AB ’99 cum laude

Jeffrey H. Tignor AB ’96 cum laude

Yoshiko “June” Nagao AB ’96 cum laude

Jimmy Biblarz AB ’14 magna cum laude, JD ’21 cum laude, PhD ’23 

​Margarita Montoto-Escalera AB ’78, MBA ’85
Medha Gargeya AB ’14 magna cum laude, JD ’19 [not responding to questionnaire]

David G. Lefer AB ’93 cum laude

 

Voting begins on April 1, with completed ballots being accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on May 19. 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.

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*ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING THE DIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE

Coalition for a Diverse Harvard
First Generation Harvard Alumni
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 University Muslim Alumni