A known advocate for diversity, Harper may encourage the committee to seriously consider minority and women candidates.
Overseer Richard E. Oldenburg '54 rounds out the committee. Grounded in the humanities, Oldenburg is the honorary chair of Sotheby's North and South America and is the director emeritus of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
"He's got very well-honed executive skills," Armstrong said. "He is a thoroughly cultivated person and very sensible."
Advertisement