Eden Harris
New Alumni Representative
Eden serves as the New Alumni Representative on the ODEIAB. She majored in Bioengineering and graduated in 2019. Her time at Penn was marked by strong involvement in Penn First, a community supporting first generation and/or low income students at the university. Currently located in Oakland, California, her work in the environmental sustainability sector at 3Degrees, Inc. aims to tackle the critical issue of climate change with a particular passion for environmental justice. Through her previous position at the University of California, San Francisco, she gained footing in the sustainability space and cemented her interest in the intersection of human and environmental health. Her challenging experience transitioning to a new city and job sector immediately after college with limited resources taught her many valuable lessons about the importance of building community. She hopes to help Penn alums tap into the same networking and growth skills that fostered her career growth.
As the New Alumni Rep, Eden is working to help recent alumni receive resources and support from the ODEI network and beyond. She aims to provide new alumni with the skills needed to land their first jobs, make the most of networking, and learn to advocate for themselves. She is particularly eager to support those who attended school during the pandemic in growing the networking skills that were put on pause during the shift to a remote world. Outside of work, she is an avid outdoorsperson and spends time hiking, running, climbing, and camping.