Patricia Harrison

Patricia Harrison
Harrison speaking at the annual Public Radio Program Directors Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, September 2011
President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
In office
June 2005 – January 5, 2026
Preceded byKathleen A. Cox
10th Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
In office
October 2, 2001 – July 1, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam B. Bader
Succeeded byDina Powell
Personal details
BornPatricia de Stacy Harrison
1939 (age 86–87)
PartyRepublican
EducationAmerican University (BA)
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Patricia de Stacy Harrison (born 1939) is an American public relations executive and government official. She formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a non-profit established by the federal government to support public radio and television broadcasting. The CPB was dissolved on January 5, 2026, under her executive leadership.