Lauren Harris ’14

Lauren Harris is honored to serve as the president of the Yale Club of Washington, DC. Prior to becoming president, she was elected to the board in 2018 and served variously as vice president of community service, vice president, and vice president of programming. Harris received her BA from Yale in political science and was an active leader in the Yale community serving on several student-run boards in addition to her fundraising work for Dwight Hall at Yale, the largest campus-based, student-run service organization in the country. She was selected to deliver a speech at commencement and received the Rita Lipson Cup, awarded to a senior who has taken the best advantage of the opportunities offered by the college, as shown by intellectual growth, personal maturity, and active consideration for others. Harris is also the recipient of the Bernard Osher Scholarship in recognition for her academic achievements.

Deeply committed to promoting the values of Yale, Harris has created a number of new initiatives during her time at the Yale Club of Washington, DC.  Most recently, she led an effort to support Yale alumni performing artists during the pandemic. Harris aspires to bring her commitment to social justice to her role at the club. Her professional responsibilities include program management of over thirty-six federal agencies for Fiserv.