Harvard’s Institutional Master Plan for Allston with Katie Lapp
WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02110
Sponsored by Harvard Real Estate Academic Initiatives and HREAO
Join HREAO as we hear from Katie Lapp, Executive Vice President of Harvard University, discuss Harvard’s 10-year development plan for the Allston campus. As Executive Vice President, Ms. Lapp is the University’s Chief Administrative Officer and oversees all aspects of the University’s financial, administrative, human resources, campus services, planning and project management, health services, information technology and risk management functions. She also oversees the University’s planning and development efforts in Allston. She also works with colleagues across the University to identify areas in which greater coordination or collaboration can improve the quality or cost-effectiveness of operations, services, or administrative support. In addition, Ms. Lapp serves as an ex officio member of the board of the Harvard Management Company, which manages Harvard’s endowment.
Prior to her appointment at Harvard, Ms. Lapp served as Executive Vice President for Business Operations for the University of California. In that role she served as the University’s chief business officer, responsible for oversight of the system wide budget office, which included the development, acquisition and management of the University’s $18 billion annual operating budget. Ms. Lapp was also responsible for the effectiveness and accountability of the University’s business functions, including financial management, human resource administration, information technology support, and facility construction and maintenance, and provided administrative oversight for the University’s compliance and audit activities.
Ms. Lapp has also served as executive director and CEO for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Lapp, who led MTA for five years until stepping down at the end of 2006, was responsible for the operations, finances and long-term business strategies of North America’s largest regional transportation network.
Ms. Lapp received her B.A. in history from Fairfield University and her law degree from Hofstra University.
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00am-8:30am
Presentation: 8:30am-9:30am