Alan M. Garber Appointed as Harvard's Interim President

Garber, Harvard's Provost Since 2011, Brings Years of Administrative Experience Amid University's Crisis Response to Israel-Hamas War

Alan M. Garber, Harvard's provost since 2011, has been appointed as the university's interim president following Claudine Gay's resignation.
Garber, an economist and physician, has served under three Harvard presidents and brings years of administrative experience to the role.
He has expressed regret over the university's initial response to the Israel-Hamas war, which he called the most serious crisis Harvard has faced during his tenure.
Garber's academic career includes over 150 published academic papers and nearly 20,000 citations for his work bridging the fields of medicine and economics.
He will be the first Harvard College alum to serve as president since Nathan M. Pusey, class of 1928, who was president from 1953 to 1971.