Liza Harsch currently serves as the Program Manager for Research Development in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. In this role, she manages both the limited submission opportunities faciliated by the OVPR, and five interal funding opportunities - the Climate Change Solutions Fund, the William F. Milton Fund, the Lemann Brazil Research Fund, the Aramont Fund for Emerging Science Research, and Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa. Liza began working in the Office of Vice Provost for Research in 2013 as the Executive Assistant to Richard McCullough and served in that capacity for over three years, before transitioning to coordination of the OVPR internal funds portfolio. Previous to that she worked for three years as a Project and Administrative Coordinator in the Office of the President and Provost at Harvard. Before arriving at Harvard, Liza worked in administration and client service in both the private and non-profit sectors. Liza is a graduate of Williams College, with a BA in Art History.