Leadership
Erin Hoffmann Harding
Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning
Erin Hoffmann Harding was appointed Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning on July 1, 2008 after serving for three years as Assistant Vice President for Strategic Planning and Special Projects. The Office of Strategic Planning is responsible for providing accurate, insightful, and transparent central support and analysis for the University of Notre Dame's strategic planning and assessment efforts. Harding oversees initiatives and assessment related to the University's five goals, supports major planning efforts like the Strategic Academic Planning Committee, serves as a central repository for college and division strategic plans, provides facilitation and analytical consulting support to units as requested, coordinates academic departmental review, and manages the Office of Institutional Research.
Prior to coming to Notre Dame in 2005, Harding served as a management consultant in the Chicago and Cleveland offices of the international consulting firm McKinsey and Company, Inc. During her career there, Harding served large clients in engagements spanning strategic, operational, and organizational issues. Her clients included chemical companies, financial institutions, a state government, and a major urban school system, though she concentrated specifically on serving non-profit health care institutions during her last several years at the firm.
Harding earned an undergraduate business degree summa cum laude from Notre Dame and a juris doctor degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, she also taught legal writing to first-year law students, served as president of Harvard's Board of Student Advisers, and received a Dean's award for her service to the law school community. She is a member of the Illinois bar. Locally, she is active in the Junior League of South Bend and the Basilica Schola, and she has also provided pro bono consulting support to the Center for the Homeless. Her husband, Ryan, is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago, Illinois.
