Governor Eric Holcomb

Eric J. Holcomb, 57, the 51st Governor of the State of Indiana, is a lifelong Hoosier, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduated from Pike High School and Hanover College in southeastern Indiana. He went on to serve six years active duty in the U.S. Navy, first at Naval Station Great Lakes and later at Naval Air Station Cecil Field Florida and then overseas at CINCIBERLANT NATO Command in Portugal.

Holcomb recently finished serving his second term as governor having been elected in 2016 and 2020 when he received the most votes for governor in Indiana history. Prior to his election as governor, Holcomb served as Indiana’s 51st Lieutenant Governor.

Holcomb has earned a reputation as a problem-solving consensus builder focused on creating new opportunities for all. He frequently traveled throughout the state, visiting with Hoosiers about how to make Indiana the best place in the world to live, work, study, play and stayed focused on economic, workforce and community development. Under Holcomb’s leadership, Indiana soared to new heights including record investments and outcome in infrastructure, education and healthcare and becoming the economic envy of the nation.

Holcomb and his wife, Janet, live with their miniature schnauzer, Oliver, in central Indiana.

"The only prerequisite for leadership is to want to go somewhere in the company of others. The destination and the way of getting there are what makes leadership so contentious. I could not be more excited to interact with some of the world's best and brightest at Harvard University as we discuss living up to the strengths of 'e pluribus unum' to better the odds of more people realizing the American Dream."