Ariadne Valsamis, Executive Director

Ariadne ValsamisAriadne Valsamis is executive director of the Alumni Relations and Resource Development Office at Harvard Kennedy School. Together with the Senior Associate Dean for Development, she leads a team of professionals who engage alumni, promote the school, and raise funds to help HKS fulfill its mission. Ariadne began her career as a field organizer for the Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union and has led fundraising teams at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge College, and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. She holds a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania and an EdM in Social Policy and Planning from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Ariadne serves on the Board of Directors for the Mary S. Peake Fellowship, a one-year program training recent graduates, returning veterans, and military spouses to coach small businesses on effective e-commerce.