The Dean’s Leadership Council

The Dean’s Leadership Council unites an extraordinary network of Harvard leaders committed to shaping the future of education — at HGSE and across the globe. Their collective leadership and generosity empower the Ed School to pursue bold new ideas, advance pathbreaking research, and drive real progress for learners and educators everywhere.

While members range in paths and perspectives, this dynamic community shares a belief in the enduring power of education and the urgency of leading learning for the next era. Members’ active engagement with the dean, faculty, students, and one another is a foundation for shared purpose and meaningful impact.

In addition to their intellectual contributions and expertise, all Dean’s Leadership Council members are asked to make an annual unrestricted gift of at least $25,000, with Advisory Committee members providing enhanced support. Members can make their annual gift online here.

Dean’s Leadership Council: Advisory Committee

CEO, Khan Academy Philippines

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine, A.B.’92, M.P.P.’96
Founder and CEO, TRB Advisors

Timothy Barakett, A.B.’87, M.B.A.’93
Laura DeBonis, A.B.’91, M.B.A.’99
Linda G. Hammett Ory, A.B.’82, Ed.M.’93
Ralph James, M.B.A.’82
Ellie Loughlin, Ed.M.’06, C.A.S.’07
Executive Director, LeveragED Foundation

Meghan Mackay
Anupam Mishra, A.B.’98, M.B.A.’04
Chair, HGSE Dean’s Leadership Council

Melinda Sick Munger, A.B.’94, Ed.M.’01, Ed.D.’12
Co-founder, ASU+GSV Summit and Managing Partner, GSV Ventures

Deborah Quazzo, M.B.A.’87
Past Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development, Harvard University

Tamara Elliott Rogers, A.B.’74
Lisa Schwartz
Adjunct Professor and Clinical Supervisor, Teachers College, Columbia University

Christina M. Schwefel, Ed.M.’02
Jeffrey H. Steinberg, A.B.’91
Early Childhood Educator

Julia Steinberg, A.B.’91, Ed.M.’22
Founder, JYC Girls Impact Foundation

Jennifer Yu Cheng, Ed.M.’22

Dean’s Leadership Council: General Body

Chairman and Managing Director, Hamptons Group LLC

Jeffrey Bartel, A.B.’88
Former President and CEO, Paxton Properties Inc.

Kenneth G. Bartels, A.B.’73, M.B.A.’76
CEO, Minerva Ventures LLC

Robert Bertagna, M.B.A.’89
Professor Emerita, Lesley University

Constance Counts, A.B.’62, Ed.D.’87
Vanya Desai, A.B.’93, M.B.A.’00, Ed.M.’01
Entrepreneur and Technologist; Advocate for Education, Healthcare, Longevity, and Leadership

Tushara Dilanie, A.L.I.’15
Julie Englund, M.C.P.’71, Ed.D.’84
CEO Emeritus, Business Higher Education Forum

Brian K. Fitzgerald, Ed.M.’76, Ed.D.’90
Technology Executive

Adam Freed, A.B.'91
Founder and Managing Partner, Appian Education Ventures

Luis E. Garcia de Brigard, Ed.M.’07
Senior Advisor, Orrick

David R. Halperin, M.A.T.’66, J.D.’74
Founder and owner, Lovestruck Books

Rachel Kanter, Ed.M'12
CEO, Global Educational Resources, LLC

Andrea Kayne, Ed.M.’90
Founding Director, Stanford Poverty and Technology Lab; Senior Advisor, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality

Elisabeth A. Mason, A.B.’87, Ed.M.’89
Physician and Educational Researcher

Kelsey A. Miller, Ed.M.’21
Allison (Dorland) Munichiello, Ed.M.’09
Managing Director and Global Chairman of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan

Elizabeth P. Myers, M.B.A.’97
President, EHA Foundation

Linda Uris Sanger, A.B.’63, Ed.M.’65
Maya Aishman Tichio
Robert Tichio, M.B.A.’05
David J. Vitale, A.B.’68