# Senior Common Room ## expand\_more Senior Common Room Members 2025 [### Mélissa Léger-Abraham ](/people/melissa-leger-abraham) [melissa\_leger-abraham@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:melissa_leger-abraham@hms.harvard.edu)Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor Mélissa Léger-Abraham is a research scientist who obtained a bachelor’s and a Ph.D. Degree in Biochemistry from Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, where she grew up. She then completed postdoctoral studies in structural biology at Harvard Medical... ![Mélissa Léger-Abraham](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/January2023_Leger_Abraham_Melissa_093%20%281%29.JPG?itok=qotwDBl_) [### Jonathan Zittrain ](/people/jonathan-zittrain)HLS George Bemis Professor of International Law person [### David Allen ](/people/david-allen)HBS, Case Researcher I am a music critic and journalist with almost over a decade of experience covering major events, trends, and personalities in classical music. I write primarily for The New York Times, to which I have contributed reviews, features, obituaries, and other... ![David Allen](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/MoGCblFf_400x400.jpg?itok=dir1z-ml) [### Jill Altshuler ](/people/jill-altshuler) AltshulerStaats LLC; Partner Jill Altshuler is Co-founder and Partner of AltshulerStaats LLC, strategy consultant to academic and biomedical organizations. She has been a strategy consultant for over 30 years, including seven years in the health care practice of the Boston Consulting... ![Jill Altshuler](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/0W4A1189.jpg?itok=rOx4J4lS) [### David Altshuler ](/people/david-altshuler)Chief Scientific Officer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals David Altshuler, M.D., Ph.D., is Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals where he leads internal research and external innovation, corporate data strategy, technology and data sciences, and oversees Vertex... ![David Altshuler](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/ACAM6285.jpeg?itok=o7btl3mB) [### Laura Bacon ](/people/laura-bacon)The Wellbeing Project (Strategy Lead, Facilitator) Laura has had a wide-ranging career, from philanthropy and public policy to international development and university research. After graduating from Harvard (Leverett House!), she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger and then as a senior advisor to... ![Laura Bacon](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Laura_20Bacon_2C_20profile_20photo.png?itok=mPD7zsNX) [### Donald Braden ](/people/donald-braden)Harvard - Program Director (Jazz Combo Initiative) A world-class saxophonist, flutist, composer and educator, Don Braden’s jazz career has spanned over 40 years. He has toured the world with jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock and many... ![Donald Kirk Braden](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/don_braden_by_lindsey_victoria_photography_0378.jpg?itok=qcW6RMkG) [### Lauren Brandt ](/people/lauren-brandt) Harvard College, Associate Dean of Students, DSO I grew up in Norwood, MA, and first arrived at Harvard as an undergraduate, living in Wigglesworth and then in Winthrop House. Since then, I have held numerous roles at the College, including serving as a resident tutor and Resident Dean in Leverett House... person [### Amanda Carlson ](/people/amanda-carlson) Merrimack College, Assistant Professor of Accounting Dr. Amanda Gates Carlson (Leverett '94-95) is an accounting professor at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. Her research focuses on auditor judgment and decision-making. She has served on several nonprofit boards and their investment/audit committees... ![Amanda_Gates_Carlson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Amanda_Gates_Carlson_4MP.jpg?itok=OmjBwqcL) [### Fiona Coffey ](/people/fiona-coffey-0)Office for the Arts, Harvard Fiona Coffey is an arts leader, curator, creative producer and community builder with a strong track record of compassionate leadership, thriving artist relationships, strategic visioning, fundraising and a deep understanding of the national performing... ![coffey](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Coffey%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=uKhm6w1_) [### William Curry ](/people/william-curry)Mass General Hospital, Chief Medical Officer William Curry is a Neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital where he is also the Chief Medical Officer. He is the Adeline Rose Wydotis Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, he has subspecialized in the neurosurgical... ![WT_Curry.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/WT_Curry.jpg?itok=rYLekgUU) [### John Dowling ](/people/john-dowling) Gordon and Llura Gund Professor of Neurosciences Emeritus Former Master of Leverett House (1981-1998), I taught Introductory Behavioral Neurobiology at Harvard for 31 years, and carried out research, mainly on the retina of the eye. Have published ~280 scientific papers and written 8 books. ![Prof John E. Dowling](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/JDowling_Photo_2017.jpg?itok=sBXtC4Gg) [### Judith Dowling ](/people/judith-dowling)Former Co-Faculty Dean of Leverett House Born and raised in RI. I taught middle school until my interest in Asian Art became a passion. I graduated with an AM in East Asian Studies at Harvard, opened a Boston gallery specializing in Japanese art and curated it for 21 years with frequent travel... ![Judith Dowling](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/28025D92_0037_4D09_833D_336BDEE954E7.jpeg?itok=ZOnm-MWu) [### Tian Feng ](/people/tian-feng)BCG principal Tian was a resident tutor in Lev in 2014-2019. She loves the community and house spirit. During her time at Lev, she advised students on careers and hosted art events. Since grad school, she’s worked in climate and sustainability consulting in Boston... person [### Paul Gompers ](/people/paul-gompers)Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration Paul Gompers, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. Professor Gompers has an appointment in both the Finance and... ![Paul A. Gompers](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/111111.PNG?itok=S-0unoJA) [### Emily Harrison ](/people/emily-harrison-0)Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health/Instructor ; Wellesley College/Lecturer Emily Harrison is an Instructor at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and a Lecturer at Wellesley College. With an interdisciplinary academic background and over 20 years of professional experience spanning science media, higher education, and... ![Emily Harrison](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/IMG_9075.jpeg?itok=ITkmZFDg) [### Alisha Holland ](/people/alisha-holland) Professor, Department of Government Alisha Holland is a Professor in the Government Department at Harvard University. Before joining the Harvard faculty, she was an Assistant Professor in the Politics Department at Princeton University. Her first book, Forbearance as Redistribution: The... ![Alisha Holland](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Screenshot%202025-01-23%20174950.png?itok=bUllNWj7) [### Charles Honnet ](/people/charles-honnet-0)Nine Athens LLC (sole proprietor, self-employed) Chuck founded his own marketing, consulting & facilitation company, Nine Athens, 11 years ago and works individually with a select group of clients. He has over 30+ years of experience with global companies, including Gillette and S.C. Johnson. He has... ![Chuck_Honnet_photo_2015.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Chuck_Honnet_photo_2015.jpg?itok=iNk8Q5T7) [### Michael Hood ](/people/michael-hood)Mass General Brigham - Enterprise Chief of Radiography, Attending Emergency Radiologist Michael Hood is an emergency & trauma radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Instructor in Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He serves as the Service Chief for Radiography across the Mass General Brigham system, where he leads enterprise... ![Charles_Michael_Hood_profile.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-10/Charles_Michael_Hood_profile.png?itok=7ZxNY9R1) [### Ira Jackson ](/people/ira-jackson-0)The Civic Action Project (CAP), Co-founder My career has been spent at the intersection of the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Harvard has served as my "half way house!" Chief of Staff to two big city mayors, Associate Dean of HKS at its founding, MA Commissioner of Revenue, EVP of a global... ![Ira A. Jackson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/NewCanvasPicture8_29.jpg?itok=nEdD8CsT) [### Leonard Kopelman ](/people/leonard-kopelman)Harvard faculty, having taught in the college, law school and business school I graduated from Harvard College in 1962 and Harvard Law School in 1965. I was appointed as a lecturer in the college, law school and business school. I also have taught at the extension school. person [### Jonathan Lazar ](/people/jonathan-lazar)Professor of Information Studies and Director of the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA), University of Maryland Jonathan Lazar, PhD, LLM is a professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, where he is the executive director of the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA), and is a faculty member in the Human- Computer... ![Jonathan Lazar](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Lazar_new_headshot_2019.jpg?itok=KJVdo3rH) [### Aaron Lobel ](/people/aaron-lobel)America Abroad Media - Founder and President Aaron Lobel is the Co-founder and CEO of Black Birch Entertainment (BBE) a company that develops and produces purpose-driven scripted television and film for, about and from the Middle East. BBE is partnering with Hollywood companies such as Participant... ![Aaron R. Lobel](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Capture_1.PNG?itok=_PmEelX8) [### Rachna Manrai ](/people/rachna-manrai) Hi Lev! I’m so excited to be part of the community again as a member of the SCR. I was a Resident Tutor at Lev from 2014-2018, where the best parts of my job were planning events to bring the community together such as Leverett coffeehouse, and meeting... person [### Arjun Manrai ](/people/arjun-manrai) [Arjun\_Manrai@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Arjun_Manrai@hms.harvard.edu)Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School Arjun (Raj) Manrai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School, where he directs a research lab that works broadly on machine learning and statistical approaches to improve medical decision-making. Focus... ![arjun_k_manrai.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/arjun_k_manrai.jpg?itok=jeO8PFvS) [### Diane Paulus ](/people/diane-paulus)Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University DIANE PAULUS she/her is the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Broadway: 1776, Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, Finding Neverland; Tony Award-winning revivals of Pippin (Tony Award, Best... ![Diane Paulus](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Daniel_Rader_1776_100622_154__1_.jpg?itok=8w1gAWCv) [### Adam Rodman ](/people/adam-rodman)BIDMC and HMS, Physician Adam Rodman is a general internis¬¬¬t and medical educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of AI Programs for the Carl J. Shapiro Center for Education and Research, and he... ![adam_headshot.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-10/adam_headshot.jpg?itok=oUGZM0Id) [### Michael Schachter ](/people/michael-schachter) Michael Schachter is a composer, writer, and pianist active in concert halls, stage, and film/TV. His work has been commissioned and premiered by presenters such as Carnegie Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the American Repertory Theater, among... ![Michael Schachter](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Mike_20headshot_20Fall_202020_20_1_.jpeg?itok=aa8wvPE3) [### Bruce Schneier ](/people/bruce-schneier) Fellow and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by the Economist. He is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 books -- including A Hacker’s Mind -- as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic... ![Bruce Schneier](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/VBabutsPhoto_Bruce-Schneier_02.jpg?itok=Mn6pZIaI) [### Catherine Shapiro ](/people/catherine-shapiro) Senior Resident Dean Harvard College Greetings! My name is Catherine Shapiro and I’m the Senior Resident Dean at Harvard College. I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, raised in College Station, Texas, but have lived in New England for the past 30+ years. I doubled majored in Political... ![Catherine Shapiro](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/IMG_4719.jpeg?itok=TduvhQOg) [### Susannah Barton Tobin ](/people/susannah-barton-tobin)Harvard Law School (Ezra Ripley Thayer Senior Lecturer on Law and Assistant Dean for Academic Career Advising) Susannah Barton Tobin directs the First-Year Legal Research and Writing Program at Harvard Law School. She received her B.A. in classics from Harvard College in 2000, an M.Phil. in classics from the University of Cambridge in 2001, and a J.D., from... ![Ms. Susannah Barton Tobin](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/10890_1_.jpg?itok=IAoUJav7) [### Gregg Tucci ](/people/gregg-tucci) Harvard University | Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry | Senior Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology Gregg Tucci hails from Reading, Pennsylvania, and is an academic in the field of chemistry. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Villanova University in 1989 and a PhD in chemistry from Harvard University in 1998. His research includes studies... ![Gregg C Tucci](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Screenshot_202025_01_17_20at_2011.27.04_20AM.png?itok=GHYoSCSS) [### Matt Weinzierl ](/people/matt-weinzierl) Harvard Business School, Professor and Senior Associate Dean Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School, where he is the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His... ![Matt Weinzierl](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Weinzierl_20headshot_20_Baker_.jpg?itok=KOhrE3XK) [### Melanie Wood ](/people/melanie-wood) Harvard University, William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics Melanie Matchett Wood is a professor of mathematics at Harvard University and a Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her work spans number theory, algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, additive combinatorics, and... ![Melanie Matchett Wood](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Capture_0.PNG?h=924dde47&itok=QtgHFTNH) [### Tim Yu ](/people/tim-yu-0) Harvard Medical School Dr. Yu runs a research group at Boston Children's Hospital that applies human genetics, informatics, and neurobiology to understand and treat childhood genetic diseases. A graduate of Harvard College (Adams '94), he completed MD-PhD training at UC San... ![Tim Yu](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/_E2_80_A2DSC_9860_v1.jpeg?itok=bcTik2JO) [### Marinka Zitnik ](/people/marinka-zitnik) Professor Marinka Zitnik () is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School, at Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University, and at Broad Institute of... ![marinka zitnik](/sites/g/files/omnuum3146/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/marinka_zitnik.png?itok=91xcXEKn)