Katherine Lapp

Katherine Lapp
Executive Vice President of
Harvard University
In office
October 2009[1] – 2022[2]
PresidentDrew Gilpin Faust
Lawrence Bacow
Preceded byEdward C. Forst[1]
Succeeded byMeredith Weenick[2]
Executive Director of
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
In office
January 2002 – December 31, 2006[3]
GovernorGeorge Pataki
Preceded byMarc V. Shaw
Succeeded byElliot G. Sander
Personal details
Born1957[4]
Cedarhurst, New York[5]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFairfield, B.A. '78
Hofstra, J.D. '81

Katherine N. Lapp is an American lawyer, civil servant, and university executive. Notably, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Harvard University from 2009 to 2022.[1][2]

Prior to working at Harvard, Lapp had a distinguished career in leadership roles in city and state government in New York, including serving as executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the transit agency serving the New York metropolitan area.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Katherine N. Lapp named Harvard executive vice president". The Harvard Gazette. August 20, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Lapp to step down as executive VP". The Harvard Gazette. May 12, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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  5. ^ "Fairfield University names three alumni to Board of Trustees" (Press release). Fairfield University. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Katherine N. Lapp named Executive Director of MTA" (Press release). MTA Headquarters: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 15, 2002. Retrieved March 22, 2023.