LaChaun J. Banks is a seasoned professional in economic development, strategic planning, and
merging private enterprise with government and academia for overall shared prosperity.

She is currently the first ever Director for Equity and Inclusion, a joint appointment between Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

Her role with the Ash Center will involve working on the practices, policies and networks needed to
diversify the community, inform the center’s organizational culture and resource allocation, and
help move the Ash Center toward shared values, understanding, and language around diversity,
equity and inclusion in their work and in the center’s community.