Dr. Harmon was previously at Say Yes to Education, where she was Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships.  And she has held positions at the Brookings Institution where she was the Associate Director of the Global Cities Initiatives, a joint project of Brookings and JPMorgan Chase, and at CEOS for Cities, where she was the National Director of the Talent Dividend.

Harmon spent the first decade of her career working in Athletic Students Services and student affairs administration at Hofstra University, University of Michigan, Western Illinois University, and the University of Iowa.

Harmon holds a PhD in Higher Education and a BA in English from the University of Iowa, and a MA in Student Affairs Administration from Ball State University.