Iris Harvey
Iris E. Harvey is the president and CEO of Planned
Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGOH) and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
(PPAO). Iris served on the PPGOH Board of Directors since 2011, and was board
chair in 2015. Iris brings more than 25 years of organizational leadership in
the public and private sectors. She comes to Planned Parenthood from Kent State
University where she was the vice president for university relations. In this
role, she served as the chief strategist advising the university on advancing
its brand, image and reputation, as well as highlighting its economic impact on
Ohio communities. Iris’ private sector experience includes vice president
positions with Citigroup, as well as CEO of Market Strategies & Solutions,
Inc., a consulting firm she founded and operated for seven years while living
in Japan.
A native of New Jersey, Iris has been a resident of Ohio for
a decade. Her volunteer service includes board membership with a diverse group
of nonprofit organizations including United Way of Portage County, SummaHealth
Foundation, Area Agency on Aging-Direction Home, ACE Ohio Women’s Network, Main
Street Kent, and Western Reserve Public Media. For her leadership and service
Iris was recognized as a “Women of Note” by Cleveland Crain’s, a “Woman of
Power” by the Akron Urban League, as a “Humanitarian in Education” by the
Harold B. Stubbs organization, a finalist for the ATHENA Leadership award and
inducted into the Marketing Hall of Femme by the Direct Marketing Association.
Harvey is a Fulbright Scholar and Ford Foundation Scholar. She earned her B.S.
in business administration and MBA degrees from the University of Southern
California. She also holds an Ed.S. degree from The George Washington
University.