The provost of Harvard University is the second-highest-ranking official at Harvard University after the President and typically the university's chief academic officer. The current provost is John Manning, who has served since 2024.
The provost position was established at Harvard in 1945 and abolished in 1953 after the resignation of its sole officeholder, Paul Herman Buck. It was later re-established in 1992 by Harvard president Neil Rudenstine.