Alumni and friends who give annually to Harris provide pivotal resources to drive our mission. Philanthropy supports student life and financial aid, faculty research and retention, and the centers and institutes that contribute to Harris' global impact. In recognition of our most generous supporters, we have established the Harris Society. 

Members of the Harris Society are part of a community committed to Harris’ future as a preeminent training ground for policy leaders. By making an annual gift at the Harris Society level, you can provide Harris with the greatest flexibility in responding to the needs of our community.  

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"Thank you for your investment and dedication to strengthening Harris. There is important work ahead; your support is deeply appreciated  and makes a tangible difference for Harris, our students, and ultimately, public policy.”  

-Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Dean and Sydney Stein Professor 

Read the Annual Impact Report 


Donor Benefits Include: 

  • A welcome package and Harris Society pin sent to all new donors. 
  • Early access to signature Harris events. 
  • Invitations to exclusive Harris programs and events, such as private dinners with Harris Policy Forum speakers, faculty, and the Dean. 
  • Annual summer reading selections highlighting new books by Harris faculty. 
  • Recognition in the Harris Society honor roll, included in the print edition of the annual Impact Report. 
  • Donors who give $2,500+ are also welcomed into the Chicago Society.

Donor Tiers 

The Harris Society recognizes donors for their support as leadership donors and advocates for the school and its mission. Alumni and friends are honored at various circles, with greater benefits accumulated at each level: 

  • Eminence Circle | $25,000+
  • Impact Circle | $10,000 - $24,999
  • Innovation Circle | $5,000 - $9,999
  • Inquiry Circle | $1,000 - $4,999

For more recent Harris alumni, Harris Society donors at the Inquiry Circle is extended at the following levels:

  • 1-5 years from graduation | $250 - $999
  • 1-10 years from graduation | $500 - $999

Harris Society Donor Roll

Harris Society 2025-2026

Eminence Circle | $25,000+

 

  • Alice S. Cho AM’91 & James J. Bergera, MBA’92, AM’92
  • Caryn & King Harris; Harris Family Foundation
  • Chen Wen, AM’91
  • craig newmark philanthropies
  • David Rostov, AM’92, MBA’92 & Audrey Talley Rostov
  • David Wells, MPP’98, MBA’98 & Sonya Moore-Wells
  • Dede & James Bartlett; The Jim & Dede Bartlett Foundation
  • Dennis J. Keller, MBA’68 & Constance T. Keller
  • Franklin Young, MBA’74; the TC Young Foundation
  • Galen Hines-Pierce, MPP’17 & Laura Hines-Pierce
  • Geraldine Wong, MBA’97 & Richard Wong
  • Heather George, AM’19
  • Hilarie Koplow-McAdams, AM’87 & Steven McAdams
  • Jay Bartlett, SM’08
  • Jim & Cathy Stone; The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation 
  • Katherine Tomford, SM’07 & David Grossman
  • Kathy Im, MPP’97 & Young Im
  • Kevin Xu
  • David Sulek & Nancy Sulek
  • Raymond Iwanowski, MBA’97
  • Robin M. Steans, JD’92 & Leonard A. Gail
  • Roger Ibbotson, PhD’74 & Jody Sindelar
  • Sabina L. Lippman & Mark P. Jungers
  • Susan K. Dunn, AB’82 & Thomas Dunn, AB’81, MBA’86

Impact Circle | $10,000 - $24,999

Impact Circle | $10,000 - $24,999
  • Carolyn Kenady, AM’87
  • Elizabeth Weiser Caswell, MPP’95
  • Emily Knas, MPP’14 & Kraig Knas, MBA’19
  • Girish Gaitonde, MBA’89
  • Irene Basloe Saraf, AM’95 & Tal Saraf
  • Jeffrey C. Neal & Susan J. Cellmer
  • Luis Miranda, MBA’89 & Fiona Dias-Miranda
  • M. Hill Hammock, MBA’70 & Cheryl Hammock
  • Stephen E. Sellick, AM’93
  • Susan Gregory Barrera, MPP’06 & Ermilo Barrera, MD
  • Wei Cai, AM’95, MBA’95 & Lan Xue

Innovation Circle | $5,000 - $9,999

Innovation Circle | $5,000 - $9,999
  • Aidan Ali-Sullivan, MBA’17, MPP’17
  • Deborah Rosenfield McCann, AM’94 & Mark McCann
  • Dee Dee Chesley & Richard Chesley
  • Linda Marie Erlinger, MPP’02
  • Nancy Lyon, AM’93
  • Rebecca E.B. Deaton, AM’96
  • Sandra Kim, MPP’00 & Vitus Leung, MPP’90
  • Smita N. Shah & Maarten de Jeu
  • Thomas A. Stemwedel, AB’91, AM’94 & Paula Borg
  • Helen Chung

Inquiry Circle | $1,000 - $4,999

Inquiry Circle | $1,000 - $4,999

 

  • Alexander Robert Baker, MPP’08
  • Alfonso Amaya Parra, MPP’15, MBA’15
  • Allison Lechnir, MBA’17, MPP’17 & Adam Lechnir, MPP’16
  • Andrew Kim, MPP’09
  • Andrew Rehfeld, MPP’94, PhD’00
  • Anne B. Kenny-Urban, AM’93 & William G. Urban, MBA’99, MPP’99
  • Arezoo Riahi, MPP’07
  • Ben Fogarty, AB’19, SM’20
  • Bofei Ma, MPP’15
  • Chantal E. Forster, AM’19
  • Christian Saldana-Gaona, MPP’24
  • Christopher Jaeger, AM’87
  • Connor Christensen, MPP’24, AM’24
  • David H. Stephan, MPP’99
  • David Leung, MPP’18
  • David M. Beeman, MPP’04
  • David S. Urbanczyk, AM’93
  • David Scott Cox, MPP’00, MBA’00 
  • Elizabeth Ann Pearson, AB’05, MPP’10
  • Elizabeth Joan Sherman, MPP’10
  • Ellen Maria Kackmann, MPP’96
  • Elliott Balch, MPP’16
  • Emily Mohr, MPP’10
  • Erika C. Poethig, MPP’96 & Raymond David Sendejas, MPP’98
  • Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, AB’96 & Rebecca Milder
  • Isabel Dominicis Dewey, MPP'01
  • Lea Marie Crusey, MPP’08 & Jebidiah Marlowe Ory, MBA’11
  • Jennifer Lynne Barney, MPP’03
  • Jonathan K. Youngwood, AM’92, JD’94
  • Jordan Weiszhaar, MBA’20, MPP’20 & Jorge Quintero, MPP’18
  • Joseph Brantavious Lester, MPP’19, MBA’19
  • Josh McGowan
  • Joshua Hurd, MPP’11
  • Kara Ross Camarena, AB’03, MPP’11
  • Karolina Arias, MPP’05
  • Katherine Baicker
  • Katherine Beacham, MPP’02
  • Kathryn Louise Welter, JD’09, AM’12 & Richard J. Bieterman
  • Kelly Kao, MPP’05
  • Kim L. Hunt, MPP’04
  • Kristina Ko, MPP’03
  • Laura Bergedieck, MPP’17 & Rodrigo Guzman-Sanchez, MPP’18
  • Laura Martinez, MPP’06
  • Leslie Crowell, AM’86
  • Leslie Eldridge, MPP’09
  • Luodan Li, MPP’15
  • Maggie Elmarakby, AM’19 & Rehan Quraishi, SM’18
  • Mandee R. Polonsky, MPP’04 & Jonathan Saul Polonsky, LAB’94, MBA’04
  • Maria Gabriela Rodriguez, MBA’06, MPP’06
  • Marie Shantall Tegho Villarreal, MBA’15, MPP’15
  • Matthew Harvey, MPP’08
  • Matthew W. Staman, AM’97 & Marin Alan Quezada
  • Melissa Suzanne Baker, MPP’05
  • Michael Crowley, MPP’14
  • Michelle Freeman, AM’05, MPP’05 & Mathew Shane McCleary
  • Michelle Garcia, MPP’05 & Joseph Dunne
  • Michelle Ulick Rosenthal, MPP’93
  • Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, MPP’97
  • Naomi J. Perry, AM’78, AM’80 & Mudassar Imran, AM’80, AM’82
  • Pamela Peak, MPP’05 & David Peak
  • Phyllis Ellen Glink, MPP'96
  • Rachel Essel, AM’22
  • Rekha Ramesh, MPP’99
  • Robert Brogan, AM’87
  • Robert Michael
  • Roger Myerson
  • Ryan Ausman, MPP’25
  • Sakina Lavingia, MPP’19
  • Sarah Kremsner, MPP’03
  • Sarah McLaughlin Emmans, MPP’07
  • Sean McIntosh, MPP’04 & Alandra Ellington-McIntosh
  • Simon Henry Minching, MPP’11
  • Sonnet Amal Frisbie, MPP’21
  • Surya Sen, MPP’98
  • Tanya Bodell, MPP’93
  • Teresa Rong Zhu, AM’03, PhD’09, MPP’11 & John Raymond Mitchell, MPP’12, AM’12
  • Thomas Coleman, AM’81, PhD’84
  • Thomas Majdanics, MPP’05 & Kristen Majdanics
  • Urmi Sengupta, MPP’04
  • Wai-Sinn Chan, MPP’02, MBA’02 & David Wong, LAB’84
  • Yimeng Qiu, SM’21
  • Zoe Jeffrey, MPP’04 & Bradford Stoesser, MBA’05, MPP’05

Questions? 

The Harris Advancement team can answer questions about your giving history, the Harris Society, and more.

Email us at HarrisSociety@uchicago.edu.