Advisory Board

The Center’s Advisory Board includes prominent leaders in media, academia, and public policy. They provide guidance and support to the center’s leadership, staff, and research projects.

Advisory Board Members

Marty Baron

Marty Baron

Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Kathleen Carroll

Kathleen Carroll

Veteran Journalism Leader and Press Freedom Advocate

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Ceci Chan

Ceci Chan

Partner, Dasym IoT Platform

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Katie Couric

Katie Couric

Co-founder. Katie Couric Media

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Chris Finn

Chris Finn

Managing Director, Partner and Former COO, Carlyle Group; Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, Harvard University; Harvard ALI Fellow ’25

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Nancy Gibbs
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Nancy Gibbs

Lombard Director of the Shorenstein Center and Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School

Mike Greenfield

Mike Greenfield

Cofounder and CEO, Change Research; President, Greenfield Foundation

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Peter Hamby

Peter Hamby

Founding Partner, Puck News; Host, Snapchat’s ‘Good Luck America’

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Linda Henry

Linda Henry

Co-Owner and CEO, Boston Globe Media; HKS MPA ’21

Alex Jones

Alex Jones

Former Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Marvin Kalb

Marvin Kalb

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute; Founding Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Philip Kent

Philip Kent

Former Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Harvard ALI Fellow ’16

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Alyce Lee

Alyce Lee

Chair of the Associates of the Boston Public Library

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Craig Newmark

Craig Newmark

Founder, craigslist/Newmark Philanthropies

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Norman Pearlstine

Norman Pearlstine

Journalist and Media Executive

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

William J. Poorvu

William J. Poorvu

Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School; HBS MBA ’58

Chair, Shorenstein Advisory Board

Keri Putnam

Keri Putnam

Former CEO, Sundance; Harvard AB ’87

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Cristine Russell

Cristine Russell

Freelance Science Journalist;Former Senior Fellow, ENRP, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, HKS

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Alexandra Schuster

Alexandra Schuster

President, Wingate Living; HKS MPP ’16

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Ben Sherwood

Ben Sherwood

Publisher and CEO, The Daily Beast

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Brandon Shorenstein

Brandon Shorenstein

Chairman & CEO, Shorenstein Company

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Lydia Shorenstein

Lydia Shorenstein

Honorary Chair, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy Advisory Board

Sandra Shorenstein

Sandra Shorenstein

President, Shorenstein Family Office

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Dick Tofel

Dick Tofel

Principal, Gallatin Advisory LLC; Instructor, T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Harvard AB ’79 and JD/MPP ’83

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member

Bina Venkataraman

Bina Venkataraman

Executive and Journalist; HKS MPP ’08

Shorenstein Advisory Board Member