Alan Garber

Alan M. Garber is the 31st president of Harvard University, having been appointed to the role on a permanent basis in August 2024 after serving as interim president beginning in January 2024. An economist and physician, he previously served as Harvard's provost from 2011 to 2024 and, before that, as a faculty member at Stanford University, where he founded and directed the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research. He is best known for his research on health care productivity, financing, and cost-effectiveness, including comparative effectiveness research on prostate cancer treatment strategies.