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Spring 2025 Fellows
For more than 50 years, the Institute of Politics Resident Fellows Program has provided Harvard students with the opportunity to learn from prominent public servants, engage in civil discourse, and acquire a more holistic and pragmatic view of our political world.
This semester's fellows bring diverse experiences in international and national journalism, labor, health and human services, campaigns, and elected office to address the challenges facing our country and world today. The Spring 2025 Institute of Politics resident fellows cohort includes: Ryan Dollar, Michael Donilon, Eric Hargan, Joe Mitchell, Brittany Shepherd, Ann Simmons, and Julie Su.
The Visiting Fellows Program brings distinguished veterans of public life for a short yet comprehensive stay at the Institute of Politics. Each fellowship is individually tailored to the background of the visiting fellow, as well as his or her calendar availability. The Spring 2025 Institute of Politics Visiting Fellows are Sherrod Brown and Connie Schultz.
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Resident Fellows

Ryan Dollar
Ryan Dollar is the General Counsel of the National Republican Congressional Committee, leading the legal efforts for U.S. House Republican campaigns for the 2025-2026 election cycle.
Dollar is a seasoned political lawyer with extensive experience in election law, campaign finance...

Michael Donilon
Michael Donilon is the former Senior Advisor to President Biden. In the White House, Donilon was involved in a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues and served as one of President Biden's primary speechwriters.
Donilon has worked for President Biden since 1981. First as...

Eric Hargan
Eric D. Hargan is the Founder and CEO of The Hargan Group, a healthcare consulting firm. Eric previously served as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2017 to 2021; he also served as Acting Secretary for several months in 2017-2018. HHS...

Joe Mitchell
Joe Mitchell is the Former President and Founder of Run GenZ, a national 501(c)4 non-profit organization dedicated to empowering, recruiting, and mentoring the next generation of young, conservative leaders as they step up to the plate and run for public office. Representative...

Brittany Shepherd
Brittany Shepherd is a national political reporter at ABC News, where she covers campaigns, politics, and how the Internet age has changed it all. Her work focuses on profiling the characters that animate the newscycle and storylines that often fall under the radar. Brittany has...

Ann M. Simmons
Ann M. Simmons is an award-winning journalist with over three decades of reporting experience across the globe and expertise in Russia and the former Soviet empire.
Most recently as Moscow bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, Ann covered the political, economic and social...

Julie Su
Julie Su is a nationally recognized workers' rights and civil rights expert who served in President Biden's cabinet as the Acting Secretary of Labor where she successfully led efforts to build worker power and union strength, negotiate historic contracts, and expand good jobs for...
Visiting Fellows

Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown, Former United States Senator (D-OH), 2007-2025, is a Spring 2025 Visiting Fellow.
More information about Senator Brown and his visit to campus will be announced at a later date.
Connie Schultz
Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, is a Spring 2025 Visiting Fellow.
More information about Ms. Schultz and her visit to campus will be announced at a later date.