#  Our Team - Affiliated Harvard Faculty 

 



##  Our Team 

HGSE faculty spearhead the Initiative, supported by organizations that champion public school leaders across the United States.



 

 

 

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## Affiliated Harvard Faculty

Our affiliated faculty bring expertise from across Harvard’s schools, ensuring that our teaching, research, and field-building are anchored in research, policy, and practice in relevant domains, such as strategy development, organizational change, and movement building.



 

  [### Julie Battilana

 ](/people/julie-battilana)Professor of Organizational Behavior, Harvard Business School

 

 

 

      ![Julie Battilana headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Julie%20Battilana%20Headshot.jpeg?itok=cZ6bQ2wb) 

 

 

 

   [### Elizabeth City

 ](/people/elizabeth-city)Senior Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

      ![Liz City headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Liz%20City.jpeg?itok=RNur-nUr) 

 

 

 

   [### Marshall Ganz

 ](/people/marshall-ganz)Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

 

 

 

      ![Marshall Ganz headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Marshall_Ganz_396f834_by_Christopher_Michel_11142024.jpg?itok=6mMVwKhq) 

 

 

 

   [### Monica Higgins

 ](/people/monica-higgins)Professor of Education Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

      ![Monica Higgins headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Monica%20Higgins.jpeg?itok=ZcpsyzaE) 

 

 

 

   [### Karen Mapp

 ](/people/karen-mapp)Professor of Practice

Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

      ![Karen Mapp headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Karen%20Mapp.jpg?itok=Hc1Ln1RD) 

 

 

 

   [### Jal Mehta

 ](/people/jal-mehta)Professor of Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

      ![Jal Mehta headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Jal%20Mehta.jpeg?itok=TyuE8kPa) 

 

 

 

   [### Julia Minson

 ](/people/julia-minson)Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

 

 

 

      ![Julia Minson](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Julia%20Minson.jpeg?itok=CjG84ftv) 

 

 

 

   [### Martin West

 ](/people/martin-west)Academic Dean & Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

      ![Martin West headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Martin%20West.jpeg?itok=U4ieIfkV)