Our faculty members enjoy teaching at Harvard Kennedy School because it's a place where ideas meet practice. Scholars and practitioners conduct research on public policy problems and issues—and then share those insights with students.
As you will quickly discover, the learning in our classroom reflects the reality of public policy in the world today. That's because Master in Public Policy (MPP) faculty members don’t just teach. They’re global experts who shape public policy, advise governments, and help run major institutions in the United States and abroad.
Learn more about the interests and experiences of our core MPP faculty members.
MPP Faculty Chair

John Donahue
Professor Marcella Alsan is helping the world prepare for the next time. Her research explores the relationship between public health and socioeconomic disparities. She teaches SUP-518, “The Economics of Infectious Disease,” which uses economic models and tools to analyze responses to infectious disease.
MPP Core Faculty Members

Marcella Alsan

Desmond Ang

Christopher Norio Avery

Gloria Ayee

Jeeyang Rhee Baum

Jonathan Borck

Cornell William Brooks

Michela Carlana

Dara Kay Cohen

Suzanne Cooper

Justin de Benedictis-Kessner

Pınar Doğan

John Donahue

Mark Fagan

Anthony Foxx

Archon Fung

Jason Furman

Sharad Goel

Yanilda González

John Haigh

Juan Jimenez

Juliette Kayyem

Robert Lawrence

Tim Layton

Elizabeth Linos

Brian Mandell

Zoe Marks

Liz McKenna

Julia Minson

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Thomas Patterson

Christopher Robichaud

Eric Rosenbach

Juan Saavedra

Benjamin Schneer

Daniel Schneider

Mark Shepard

Kathryn Sikkink

Sandra Susan Smith

Teddy Svoronos

Charles Taylor

Stephen Walt
