Alumni Profiles

For Maria Perez-Matos PhD ’25, the question of aging is not just about adding years to life, but about adding healthy years. She hopes her research on longevity will help ensure that individuals can experience a good quality of life until their final day.

The friendship that’s fueled a lifetime of collaborations—and a new Grammy nomination! 

Passionate about biomedical research, Andrew I. Caster AB ’76, MD ’80 and Jacqueline Jacobs Caster MCRP ’83 established a legacy gift to endow a professorship at Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Enduring College ties inspire Ed Poliakoff ’67, P’00 to give back

Very few calls that come in the middle of the night are good news, says Saul Perlmutter ’81—except for the one where you learn that you won a Nobel Prize in physics.  

Applying the skills she developed at Harvard, Kirsten Van Fossen SB ’12 is exploring how to employ electrochemistry to convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into usable, sustainable fuel.

James Reinhart MBA/MPA ’09, co-founder of ThredUp—a leading online platform for secondhand clothing that diverts textiles from the landfill—discusses finding success in the circular economy.

Incoming Harvard Alumni Association board president William Makris EdM '00 hopes alumni will share experiences and learn from one another.

In her role at Colorado State University, Harvard Business School alumna Jordan Kraft Lambert MBA ’16 serves as the nexus for farmers, entrepreneurs, and researchers working to improve agriculture and protect the planet.