Harvard’s Institute of Politics announces fall 2024 Resident Fellows

The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School today announced the appointment of six Resident Fellows who will join the IOP for the fall 2024 semester. The fellows bring diverse experience in politics, elected office, polling, journalism and economic development to address the challenges facing our country and world today.

“We are thrilled to welcome this fall’s cohort of Resident Fellows to Harvard to engage and collaborate with our students and community, and to get their thoughts and insight in the final few months of this year’s historic election. Their diverse experiences will no doubt inspire our students to consider careers in public service and prepare them to provide essential political leadership in the months and years ahead.” said IOP Director Setti Warren.

“We are excited to have such a remarkable group of Fellows at the IOP this fall. They bring varied perspectives on how to best approach some of our country’s most consequential challenges, and I am confident our students will gain important insight into the inner workings into the fields of politics, civic engagement, journalism and more,” said Michael Nutter, chair of the Institute of Politics Senior Advisory Committee, and former mayor of Philadelphia.

“We are thrilled to welcome the incredibly accomplished members of the 2024 fall fellows cohort as we begin the fall semester prior to the incredibly important U.S. election …. this semester’s cohort of fellows will bring in critical perspectives from the varied worlds of governing, policymaking, polling, reporting, and campaigning to equip students with the tools necessary to create a better tomorrow. We are confident that this cohort of fellows will help this program to remain a bastion of freedom of speech and civil discourse on Harvard’s campus,” said Éamon ÓCearúil ’25 and Summer Tan ’26, co-chairs of the Fellows and Study Groups Program at the Institute of Politics.

IOP Resident Fellows are fully engaged with the Harvard community. They reside on campus, mentor a cohort of undergraduate students, hold weekly office hours, and lead an eight-week, not-for-credit study group based on their experience and expertise.

Fall 2024 Resident Fellows:

Eugene Scott – Host at Axios Live, and former reporter who has spent two decades covering politics at the local, national and international level, including at the Washington Post and CNN.

Betsy Ankney – Former Campaign Manager, Nikki Haley for President.

John Anzalone – One of the nation’s top pollsters and strategists, and founder of Impact Research, a public opinion research and consulting firm.

Alejandra Castillo – Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.

Asa Hutchinson – Former Governor of Arkansas and 2024 Presidential Candidate.

Brett Rosenberg – Former Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council and Deputy Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, Department of State.