Sally Jewell U.S. Secretary of the Interior (2013-17) As a business executive and public servant serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Obama, Sally Jewell focused her career on supporting a robust economy coupled with long-term sustain ...

Mark Strand President, Congressional Institute Mark Strand became President of the Congressional Institute in 2007. Founded in 1987, the Congressional Institute is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping Members of Congress better serve their co ...

Karen Finney Senior Advisor and Spokesperson, Hillary For America Karen Finney most recently served as Senior Advisor for Communications and Political Outreach and Senior Spokesperson for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Additionally she was Commu ...

Bailey Colfax, '19, is a Director's Intern this summer at Cut50, a national bipartisan effort to smartly and safely reduce America’s incarcerated population by 50 percent over the next 10 years, based in Oakland, California. We caught up with th ...

Karen Carter (left) and Wendy Kopp, winners of the 2004 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards Cambridge — The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) announced the first recipients of the John F. Kennedy  New ...

Jason Chaffetz Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-UT; 2009-17) Jason Chaffetz was elected to Congress in 2008 and selected by his peers to be a Chairman in the House of Representatives—only the fifth time in 100 years a three-term Representative asc ...

Dan Balz Chief Correspondent, The Washington Post Dan Balz is Chief Correspondent at The Washington Post. He joined the Post in 1978.  As a reporter or editor, he has covered every presidential campaign and midterm election since 1978. In all, he has cove ...

Sapna Rampersaud '19, is an Institute of Politics Director's Intern at  National Review,  the nation’s premier journal of conservative thought. We asked Sapna about her summer experience so far, and how she likes her taste of a journalist's ...

We love reconnecting with our IOP alumni! We turned the spotlight on our former students to find out where they are now, what inspires them to work in public service, and their advice for current students. Want to share your alumni story with us? Email ou ...

The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School today announced the selection of its 2017 Fall Fellows. “This exceptional group of leaders and practitioners will offer our students diverse and multi-layered insights into a range of issues through thei ...