Harvard Club of Washington, DC

WAITLIST ONLY/2017 Public Service Award (PSA) Luncheon Honoring Cathy Lanier

Join us as we recognize Cathy Lanier, Senior VP of Security for the NFL and former DC Chief of Police for her distinguished career in public service
 

The Public Service Award Luncheon is the Harvard Club's flagship event of the year. If you can attend just one event in 2017, please join us on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from 12:00-2:00 pm at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, where Ms. Lanier will be presented with the 2017 Public Service Award.  The Harvard Club thanks the Washington Redskins for their generosity and event sponsorship.
 

Program
12:00 pm    Check-In

12:30 pm    Welcome by T.K. Yang, AB '98, Harvard Club of Washington, DC President
                    Luncheon
 1:00 pm      Introduction by the Honorable Vincent C. Gray, former Mayor of the District of Columbia and current Ward 7 

                    Councilmember           

                     Remarks by Cathy L. Lanier, former Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

                                            Q&A

                       1:45 pm       Public Service Award Presentation

                       2:00 pm       Adjournment
 

Biography

Cathy Lanier  was hired as the Senior Vice President of Security for the National Football League (NFL) in September 2016.  In this capacity, Ms. Lanier oversees all security operations for the League to include investigative affairs, compliance with the Federal government’s SAFETY Act, and NFL venue, fan, player, staff and infrastructure security for all 32 clubs.

Prior to joining the League, she spent 26 years with the Metropolitan Police Department, beginning in 1990.  Her police experience ranged from uniformed patrol where she served as a Commanding Officer in different districts throughout the city, as well as Commanding Officer of Narcotics and Vehicular Homicide Units.  She was also Commanding Officer of the Special Operations Division where she managed Emergency Response team, Aviation and Harbor Units, Horse Mounted and Canine Units, Special Events / Dignitary Protection Branch and Civil Disturbance Units.  Ms. Lanier was also tapped as the first Commanding Officer of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Office of Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism.

After assuming the leadership of the Metropolitan Police Department in January of 2007, she was unanimously confirmed as the Chief of Police in April 2007 and held that position for 10 years.

Ms. Lanier was a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety from 2008-2011.  She is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Unit Commanders Academy.  She holds Bachelor's and Master’s Degrees in Management from Johns Hopkins University, and a Master's Degree in National Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.  She is certified at the technician level in Hazardous Materials Operations.
 

A History of the Harvard Club's Public Service Award  

The Harvard Club of Washington, DC, awarded the first Public Service Award (PSA) in 2000, in memory of the late Elliot L. Richardson AB ’40, LLB ’47, LLD ’72, someone who exemplified public service. The award is presented annually to an individual who has attended or been affiliated with Harvard University, who has made significant contributions to the public good, and whose service has at least in part been focused on the Washington, DC, area.  Previous recipients have included former Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell AB '87, former Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, JD '87, MPP '87, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Luncheon Menu

Salad: Spring Greens with Heirloom Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Herb Croutons and Italian Vinaigrette
Choice of Entree: Roasted Salmon Filet on Aztec Quinoa with Sweet Peppers and Butternut Squash

OR

Herb Marinated Free-Range Chicken Breast on Gnocchi Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetable with a Chianti Jus
OR
Chef’s Choice of Vegetarian Option  
 
Freshly Baked Rolls and Butter
Dessert  Pastry Chef’s Selection of Assorted Cookies
Selection of Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Imported Tea Service, Ice Water and Iced Tea with Lemon

New Grad | Recent Grad | Patron | Sustaining | Class of '66 Earlier | Members and their Guests: $50/person
All other Members and their Guests: $75/person

Non-members: $95/person

Table of 10 Discount: $50/person (membership not required)

Friends/Colleagues of Cathy Lanier: $50/person

Please call Caren Pauley at 202-337-1300 or email her at caren@harvard-dc.org for registration assistance.