Harker previously served in the Chief Financial Officer of Gannett (2012-2015), the AES Corp. (2006-2012), MCI, Inc. (2002-2006), and the MCI Group, a unit of Worldcom, Inc. (1998-2002).

Harker currently serves on the Board of Directors of Philip Morris International, Inc., where she is a member of the Audit and Risk committee, and Xylem, Inc. (formerly ITT), a global water infrastructure company, where she serves as chair of its Audit Committee and a member of its Nominating and Governance Committee. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Harker is Vice Chair of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, a member of the University of Virginia Health System Board, and a member of the American University Advisory Counsel. Previously she served as a member of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s of business administration from American University.