Fagan Harris serves as President and CEO of the Abell Foundation. Prior to joining Abell, Fagan served as Governor Wes Moore’s Chief of Staff from his historic inauguration in 2023 through 2025. As Chief of Staff, he managed the Governor’s Offices and oversaw the day-to-day operations of State government. He led the State through historic negotiations to retain the beloved Baltimore Orioles, managed the State’s response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and guided the development and implementation of the State’s $67b budget.

He is the co-founder of Baltimore Corps, a national leader in social innovation, where he served as CEO for 10 years. Under his leadership, Baltimore Corps re-imagined recruiting, hiring, and career advancement for underestimated communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Baltimore Corps played a central role in the creation and execution of the Baltimore Health Corps, which enlisted hundreds of city residents most impacted by the pandemic in the city’s public health response as full-time contact tracers and care coordinators.

Since 2021, Fagan has served on the Board of Directors at AmeriCorps to which he was appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate. Previously, Fagan served on Maryland’s Accountability and Implementation Board, which is charged with overseeing the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. He served on the boards of Johns Hopkins Hospital at Bayview, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Lead for America, the Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, and the Straus Foundation. Fagan also chaired an impact consultancy, the Just Economy Group, which guided start-up companies and industry leaders to integrate environmental, social, and good governance practices into their core strategy and operations.

Previously, Fagan served as a Director at The Aspen Institute Impact Careers Initiative where he co-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 program and served as chief of staff to the CEO.

Harris holds a B.A. in Political Science and American Studies from Stanford University where he graduated with Honors and a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford where he was a Rhodes scholar. He is a proud graduate of Maryland public schools.