Saylor.org

Director
Email: alana.harrington@saylor.org

Alana has been with the Saylor Foundation since the inception of its Free Education Initiative. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with dual majors in Communications and Film, she moved to DC where she worked at a speaker’s bureau. There, she was inspired by the agency’s thought leaders who, in Alana’s words, “were working tirelessly to leave the world a better place.”  In early 2008, she travelled to developing areas in Cambodia and Vietnam, and it was there that she realized she wouldn’t be happy unless she was striving to be one of those people as well.

Upon her return to DC, she had a conversation with Michael J. Saylor about the potential impact of his Foundation, which resulted in the birth of Saylor.org. Alana began working on the Free Education Initiative from her couch in late 2008. Since then, the exponential growth of both content and staff members has moved the organization into its current cozy Georgetown office.

As Director, Alana manages day-to-day operations, oversees the overall strategy of the organization, builds external partnerships, and builds the amazing team at Saylor.org. Alana is currently a resident of both NYC and DC. When she’s not busy travelling between the two cities and keeping Saylor.org on its path to success, the Houston, Texas native can be found planning the Annual DC Bacon-off. Haven’t heard of it? At this event, attendees fiercely compete with original recipes – yes, bacon must be the main ingredient – for the title of the Annual DC Bacon-Off Grand Champion.  If you like bacon, plan your next trip to DC around this event – you won’t want to miss it!