# Leadership Harvard's provost, John F. Manning, is Harvard's chief academic officer and oversees academic policies and activities University-wide. [Learn more about his background and his support team](https://provost.harvard.edu/people/john-f-manning). Harvard's deputy, vice, associate, and assistant provosts, together with administrative and operations staff in their respective offices and centrally, support the provost in carrying out the office's mission. Learn more about our Leadership Team below. To learn more about the various offices in the Office of the Provost, including links to more information on their missions and respective staff, see [Offices](https://provost.harvard.edu/pages/office-affiliates). ## Leadership Team [### John F. Manning ](/people/john-f-manning)Provost John F. Manning is Harvard University’s Provost and the Dane Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Manning was the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from 2017–2024. He joined the HLS faculty in 2004, and was the Bruce... ![John Manning](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/John_Manning_15%20copy.jpg?h=31c7225a&itok=FAxqGAal) [### Drew Allen ](/people/drew-allen) Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Analytics Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education Drew Allen serves as Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Analytics and Senior Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). In the Provost’s Office, he leads the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics and... ![Drew Allen](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-10/20240326-OIRA-Headshots-13.JPG?itok=GdgMpf87) [### Sara N. Bleich ](/people/sara-n-bleich) [sara\_bleich@harvard.edu](mailto:sara_bleich@harvard.edu)Vice Provost for Special Projects Dr. Sara Bleich is the inaugural Vice Provost for Special Projects at Harvard University, Professor of Public Health Policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. With more than... ![Sara Bleich](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-10/110922_Bleich_Sara_191%20copy.jpg?itok=XmXijA9O) [### Mark C. Elliott ](/people/mark-c-elliott) Vice Provost for International Affairs Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History Mark Elliott is Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University and the Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and in the Department of History in the Faculty of... ![Mark Elliott](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-10/mark.jpg?itok=p7FmTwNU) [### Robin Glover ](/people/robin-glover) [robin\_glover@harvard.edu](mailto:robin_glover@harvard.edu)Associate Provost for Student Affairs Robin Glover is the University's first Associate Provost for Student Affairs. In this new role, Robin serves as the lead person in the Provost’s Office on matters involving student affairs, promoting and facilitating coordination and information sharing... ![Robin Glover](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-10/012623_Asst_Provost_036-2-e1678907519570.jpg?itok=GLTh_KMa) [### Lori E. Gross ](/people/lori-e-gross) [lori\_gross@harvard.edu](mailto:lori_gross@harvard.edu) Associate Provost for Arts and Culture Lori E. Gross has been Associate Provost for Arts and Culture at Harvard University since July 2008 focusing on the university-wide arts agenda. In this role, she works with the Harvard Art Museums, the American Repertory Theater, the Nieman Foundation... ![Lori Gross](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Screenshot%202024-11-12%20at%2012.17.35%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=sMGkCnPQ) [### Klara Jelinkova ](/people/klara-jelinkova) [klara\_jelinkova@harvard.edu](mailto:klara_jelinkova@harvard.edu)Vice President and University Chief Information Officer Klara Jelinkova serves as Vice President and University Chief Information Officer at Harvard University. She oversees information technology strategy, policies, and services that support the university's mission in teaching, learning, research, and... ![Klara Jelinkova](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-04/klara_jelinkovaharvard.edu-05bf645a_-_cropped.jpg?itok=2SUr407s) [### M. Lensch ](/people/m-william-lensch) [willy\_lensch@harvard.edu](mailto:willy_lensch@harvard.edu)Associate Provost for Research M. William Lensch, Ph.D., is Associate Provost for Research. In this role, he works closely with the Vice Provost for Research (VPR) to support Harvard’s rich and complex, investigator-driven enterprise. His experience in research, education... ![Willy Lensch](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Willy_Lensch_150-239x300-1.jpg?itok=xCltRt_M) [### Sam Liss ](/people/sam-liss) [sam\_liss@harvard.edu](mailto:sam_liss@harvard.edu)Associate Provost and Chief Technology Development Officer Sam leads the Office for Technology Development team in its mission to bring Harvard innovations out of the lab towards real-world impact, and to engage with industry partners to advance Harvard research. He oversees the strategic management of the... ![Sam Liss](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/Sam1%20copy.jpeg?h=e6ba26bf&itok=TYMeozxi) [### Giang T. Nguyen ](/people/giang-t-nguyen) Associate Provost for Campus Health and Wellbeing Executive Director of Harvard University Health Services Henry K. Oliver Chair of Hygiene Giang Nguyen, MD, MPH, MSCE is the Associate Provost for Campus Health and Wellbeing, the Executive Director of Harvard University Health Services (HUHS), and the Henry K. Oliver Chair of Hygiene. He provides strategic vision and oversight for HUHS’s... ![Man smiling in suit](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/provost/files/_012820_nguyen_0571_cropped_for_hpac_headshot.jpg?itok=1eMBoIQ_) [### John H. Shaw ](/people/john-h-shaw) [john\_h\_shaw@harvard.edu](mailto:john_h_shaw@harvard.edu)Senior Vice Provost for Research Harry C. Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering In his role as Senior Vice Provost for Research, John H. Shaw works to support the research enterprise of the University, including its twelve schools, fifteen practicing hospitals, and roughly 30 initiatives, centers, and institutes that bring together... ![John Shaw](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/johnshaw-1-e1724178491871.jpg?itok=jy5NC6rQ) [### Judith D. Singer ](/people/judith-d-singer) [judith\_singer@harvard.edu](mailto:judith_singer@harvard.edu)Senior Vice Provost for Faculty James Bryant Conant Professor of Education Judith D. Singer, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty and James Bryant Conant Professor of Education at Harvard University. As Senior Vice Provost, Singer works closely with the President and Provost on critical issues of faculty development... ![Judith Singer](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/J_Singer.png?itok=3E1gZoSC) [### James H. Stock ](/people/james-h-stock) [james\_stock@harvard.edu](mailto:james_stock@harvard.edu)Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy James H. Stock is the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and member of the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research areas are empirical macroeconomics, monetary policy, econometric methods, and... ![Jim Stock is smiling with trees in the background](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/provost/files/jim_stock_headshot_202355.jpg?itok=s-SeOhlW) [### Martha Whitehead ](/people/martha-whitehead) [martha\_whitehead@harvard.edu](mailto:martha_whitehead@harvard.edu)Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Martha Whitehead is Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian and Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In this role, Martha leads a library network of more than 25 libraries employing more than 800 staff... ![Martha Whitehead](/sites/g/files/omnuum12476/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/Martha%20photo%201.jpg?h=53d87395&itok=VZG01wjh)