Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University James Bryant Conant University Professor
2015 -
Danielle Allen is Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. She is a political theorist who has published broadly in democratic theory, political sociology, and the history of political thought. Read more about Danielle Allen
Director, Edmond J. Safra Undergraduate Fellowship Program; Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Harvard Kennedy School
Arthur Isak Applbaum is Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values at Harvard Kennedy School. He directed the graduate fellowship program from 1990 to 2009 and was acting director of the Center in 2004-2005 and 2007-2009. Read more about Arthur I. Applbaum
Co-Director, Graduate Fellowship Program Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Meira Levinson is a normative political philosopher who writes about civic education, multiculturalism, youth empowerment, and educational ethics. In doing so, she draws upon scholarship from multiple disciplines as well as her eight years of experience teaching in the Atlanta and Boston Public Schools. Read more about Meira Levinson
Jess is a Classicist with primary interests in ancient Greek oratory and comedy, higher education administration, and practical ethics pedagogy. Prior to joining the Center, she spent five years implementing an ethics across the curriculum program at The University of Texas at Austin. In her role as Research Director, she will focus on connecting the Center’s research activities with curricular initiatives across campus and with broader public discussions on related themes.
Co-Director, Graduate Fellowship Program Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Risse is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. He works primarily in social and political philosophy and in ethics. Read more about Mathias Risse
Director of Pedagogical Innovation, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics; Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
2017 -
Christopher Robichaud is Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Director of Pedagogical Innovation at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. He received his doctorate in philosophy from MIT. His interests surround ethics, political philosophy, and social epistemology, with a focus on examining the role of truth and knowledge in well-functioning democracies, and on understanding what the post-truth age of politcs is. Read more about Christopher Robichaud
Mónica joined the Center in August 2016 as the Director of Administration. Prior to joining the Center, she worked at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies where she served in different capacities for nearly ten years. Read more about Mónica Tesoriero
