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Rick Calixto

Rick Calixto

Executive Director of the Harvard Trademark Program

Mr. Calixto oversees the office responsible for protecting and licensing Harvard’s trademarks throughout the world. Under Mr. Calixto’s guidance, the office also assists Harvard schools, departments and other University units with trademark related issues and provides advice concerning the University policies governing the proper use of the Harvard name and trademarks.

Assisted by: Gary Cahill, 617.496.8755, gary_cahill@harvard.edu

rick_calixto@harvard.edu
p: 617.495.0380
Patricia Harrington

Patricia Harrington

Managing Director

As Managing Director for the Office of the President and Provost (OPP), Patricia is responsible for supporting the President, Provost, and Executive Vice President in pursuing OPP’s finance, administration, and academic planning objectives.

Patricia joined OPP in 2011, and oversees finance and administration for all organizations under the umbrella of the Office of the President and Provost, a portfolio encompassing departments, allied and affiliate organizations, as well as central and school-based initiatives.  Patricia leads a team of eight and her office provides the full range of financial and administrative services.

As part of the senior management team, Patricia directs the strategy and implementation of financial and organizational plans across all functions, ensuring compliance with university financial and human resources polices.  The office is also responsible for the operation of buildings and spaces. Patricia oversees the execution of a vast number of complex financial agreements across the University and works closely with the leadership to organize and deploy the President’s discretionary funds.  Patricia provides financial advice to multiple affiliated agencies and works directly with their leadership and boards on financial planning and sustainability.  Patricia is also the supervisor of the Board for the Harvard Center in Shanghai.  

Prior to joining OPP, Patricia served as Associate Dean of Harvard College for Finance and Administration at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; and as the Endowment Manager at Harvard Medical School.  She received both her B.S. in biology and her MBA in Finance from the State University of New York in Albany.  She is a native French speaker.

Assisted by: Tim Healey, 617.496.9283, timothy_healey@harvard.edu

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patricia_harrington@harvard.edu
p: 617.384.5744
John Manning

John F. Manning

Interim Provost
Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (on leave)

John F. Manning is Harvard University’s Interim Provost and the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (on leave). Manning...

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Nicole Merhill, J.D.

Nicole Merhill, J.D.

University Title IX Coordinator
Director of the Office for Gender Equity

Nicole is the University Title IX Coordinator and the Director for the new Office for Gender Equity. In her role, Nicole oversees Harvard’s overall Title IX system, including direct support and consultation to the University’s 50+ Title IX Resource Coordinators, development and implementation of education programming and prevention efforts, and direct support to community members.... Read more about Nicole Merhill, J.D.

Smith Campus Center, Suite 901
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
nicole_merhill@harvard.edu
p: (617) 496-2470
Nicole Newman, J.D.

Nicole Newman, J.D.

Director of the Office for Dispute Resolution (ODR)
Nicole supervises the ODR staff, oversees the investigative and resolution processes implemented by ODR Investigators, and provides extensive University-wide training. Nicole came to ODR in 2017 with over six years of experience in civil rights investigations,... Read more about Nicole Newman, J.D.
Smith Campus Center, Suite 901
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
nicole_newman@harvard.edu
p: (617) 495-3786
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Drew Allen

Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Analytics
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Drew has 15 years of experience using data and analysis to support strategic planning in higher education settings. He comes to Harvard from Georgetown University, where he served as Associate Vice President for Institutional Data Analytics since 2020. Prior to that, he worked in a variety of roles related to data analysis and operations at Princeton University, including as Executive Director for the Data-Driven Social Science Initiative. From 2008-2015, he worked at the City University of New York (CUNY) in roles focusing on research and evaluation, including as Founding Director of its Office of Research, Evaluation and Program Support. Drew holds a Ph.D. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from New York University, an M.A. in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Arkansas.

Assisted by: Michelle Rossman, michelle_rossman@harvard.edu

drew_allen@harvard.edu
Bharat Anand

Bharat N. Anand

Vice Provost for Advances in Learning
Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration

Bharat N. Anand is the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University and the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Professor Anand is an expert in digital strategy, digital marketing, and corporate strategy. His work has examined competition in content industries, focusing on two central challenges that firms increasingly face: getting noticed and getting paid. He created Harvard Business School’s first executive program on digital strategies for media companies. He has written over sixty articles and case studies, and his scholarly work has received various awards and been profiled in a range of media outlets. His work on digital transformation has influenced startups and established companies worldwide, and he has advised organizations across the globe.

His book The Content Trap: A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change has received acclaim for its perspective on strategy and digital transformation. It was named as one of Fast Company’s top ten business books of 2016 and Bloomberg’s “Best Books of 2017.”

In 2014, Professor Anand helped create and launch the digital learning platforms for Harvard Business School Online and was its first Senior Associate Dean. HBSO’s virtual classroom has been described by Fortune as the “Classroom of the Future.” In his current role as Vice Provost, he has led Harvard University’s efforts to formulate, communicate, and implement strategic priorities around online learning and residential teaching across the University. Professor Anand was part of Harvard’s central leadership team to support and oversee the University’s transition to remote teaching during the pandemic and more recently chaired a university-wide task force that crafted a strategic roadmap for teaching and learning for Harvard University.

Professor Anand is a renowned teacher and a two‐time winner of the “best teacher award” at Harvard Business School. He is a two-time recipient of the Greenhill Award for outstanding contributions to Harvard Business School. He received his B.A. in economics from Harvard College magna cum laude, and his PhD in economics from Princeton University.

Assisted by: Tonya Hughes, tonya_hughes@harvard.edu

banand@hbs.edu
p: 617.495.5082