Fagan Harris

Fagan Harris is a social entrepreneur, writer, and researcher who has dedicated his career to advancing impact career opportunities for underestimated communities. As the co-founder and CEO of Baltimore Corps, Fagan has led his team to re-imagine recruiting, hiring, and career advancement for underestimated communities. In 2020, Baltimore Corps played a leading role in the Baltimore Health Corps, a $12M initiative that enlisted hundreds of city residents in Baltimore’s pandemic response as full-time public health professionals. The Health Corps earned national attention as a model for centering racial equity in large-scale workforce development. Since its inception, Baltimore Corps has engaged thousands in public service and social entrepreneurship. In 2021, Baltimore Corps launched citycorps.us, which will deploy the organization’s model in cities across the United States. Fagan is an active civic leader. He currently serves as the Assistant American Secretary for the Rhodes Trust where he helps to oversee the scholarships annual recruitment and selection process. He is a Trustee at the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Bayview and the Enoch Pratt Free Library. He serves as the national Board President of Lead for America. Fagan is also a board member at several Baltimore-based social enterprises including B-360, Infinite Focus, and H.O.P.E (Helping Oppressed People Excel). Fagan chairs an impact consultancy that guides leading institutions to integrate “ESG” into their core practices and operations. Previously, Fagan co-directed the Impact Careers Initiative at The Aspen Institute where he led a team of researchers to publish scholarship on talent pipelines in the public and social sectors. He started his career at College Track where he helped build its College Success strategy and program. In 2011, Fagan staffed the White House Council for Community Solutions in the Obama Administration. For his work in social entrepreneurship, Fagan was named a Fellow at Ashoka and Echoing Green. In 2020, he was awarded the Dial Fellowship by the Emerson Collective. Fagan has given the keynote address at several national conferences including CEO for Cities Conference and MCON. Fagan is a writer who elevates stories of Black excellence. He has worked with several New York Times best-selling authors, including Wes Moore. He is currently co-authoring several memoirs with leading Black luminaries. Fagan is a proud graduate of Maryland Public Schools. He is an Honors graduate of Stanford University where he was the recipient of its top undergraduate honor. He has a Master in Philosophy from the University of Oxford where he was a Rhodes scholar.