Monnikue McCall

Monnikue McCall serves as Executive Director of the Charles Warren Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In this role, she oversees three fellowships, including faculty, postdoc, and American Democracy fellowships, as well as graduate grants and events focused on American history. McCall has worked at Harvard for 13 years in higher education after previous experience in politics working for a local philanthropist and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories during college summers. She earned a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School in May and holds a prior degree from Berkeley College of Music, where she trained as a classically trained violinist. McCall attributes her success to being a constant learner and credits her mother with instilling curiosity and the belief that she deserves to be in any room. She is passionate about helping African American women navigate Harvard, having mentored many and facilitated hires, and serves on the steering committee for Governor Healey's re-election while aspiring to advise leaders on policy and support students transitioning into city government.