Xinyi & Andrew
KSSG 2026-2027

Xinyi Tong for PresidentAndrew Herron for EVP

For an HKS that connects every program, responds to what students raise, and shows what happened next.

Our PrioritiesMeet Xinyi & Andrew
Xinyi Tong and Andrew Herron together on the HKS campus

Our Priorities

What we want to change

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Opportunity & Access

Make academic and career opportunity easier to reach.

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Community & Support

Make everyday HKS life work better for students and families.

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Clarity & Accountability

Turn student concerns into visible, tracked action.

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Meet the team

Two backgrounds. One team.

We want you to make the most out of HKS. Especially now — with a larger cohort, real uncertainty for international students, and the pressures everyone is carrying — we are running to make sure you get the most out of Harvard and HKS.

Portrait of Xinyi Tong

Candidate for President

Xinyi Tong

You are all solving such important issues in the world. Let me at least solve yours and make sure you get the most out of your experience at HKS.

Meet Xinyi
Portrait of Andrew Herron in a Harvard varsity jacket

Candidate for Executive Vice President

Andrew Herron

With more than 20 years of public service behind me, let me make student government actually work for you.

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HKS Moments

The HKS we love.

The people, moments and memories that make this place special.

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Onstage at the Institute of Politics Forum beside the U.S. flag and the Harvard Kennedy School backdrop
Orientation Leaders in yellow HKS tees beside a "Welcome, MPA students!" sign
Xinyi with Ambassador Samantha Power at the HKS fireside chat
Andrew Herron with fellow HKS students in the Kennedy School courtyard
Xinyi and Andrew posing with a JFK cutout at the Harvard Kennedy School backdrop
Xinyi and Andrew on a bench at Graham T. Allison Jr. Plaza on the HKS campus

The work so far

We started by listening.

This platform is built from direct student feedback — one-on-one conversations, a detailed look at the student experience, and issues students have raised over the year. This is the work so far, and it is still growing.

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Every issue is logged, and will be validated, assigned an owner, and tracked from raised to outcome.

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Conversations with students

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Issues tracked and owned

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Priority areas taking shape

We heard you — and we're not waiting

You told us you never get to meet people outside your own cohort

So we did what we could without being elected: we're hosting cross-cohort drinks. MPPs, MPAs, Mid-Careers, MPA/IDs — everyone at HKS is invited. Come meet some new people, bring your friends, and grab a drink with us.

Cross-Cohort Drinks

Where
Grafton Street
When
Wednesday, September 23
Time
6:00 PM

Save your spot

Tap below to RSVP. Bring a friend from another program — that's the whole point.

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Ask Us Anything

What do you want to change at HKS?

We want this campaign to start with what students actually care about. Tell us what is working, what isn’t, or what you wish HKS did differently.

Send us a note

Questions, ideas, or something you wish HKS did differently — email us directly and we'll read every message.

xinyitong@hks.harvard.edu
Xinyi and Andrew at the Harvard Kennedy School 'Ask what you can do' wall

Let’s make HKS even better.

Xinyi Tong for President

Andrew Herron for Executive Vice President

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