Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Lizzy Ayer Wright

Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Lizzy Ayer Wright

Author: Harvard College Class of 2000 May 7, 2026 Duration: 1:08:37

We start the episode with a non-profit ad from classmate Jonathan Wintrode for the Annapolis Immigration Justice Network.

Lizzy worked in government intelligence after graduation, including tracking Bin Laden, later switching to consulting and now is an author. Lizzy and her husband took a sabbatical and traveled around the world with a non-profit. Upon her return, she decided to pursue a creative career and has published multiple books including: Aggressively Human (with her husband, former NFL player Steve Wright), Marinovich: Outside the Lines in Football, Art, and Addiction, and the forthcoming Saffron Spy- a novel loosely based on her work in intelligence.

Check out her website and Instagram

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Lizzy was a Government concentrator. She is originally from Vermont and now lives in Southern California. Lizzy lived in Pennypacker and Cabot House.


What happens after the cap and gown are put away? Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast explores that long, winding road. This isn't a formal reunion report but a series of conversations with classmates, catching up on more than two decades of life. You'll hear about careers that took unexpected turns, personal milestones, and the perspectives that only time and distance can provide. We also circle back to our shared origin point, swapping stories about those formative Cambridge years-the moments that stuck, the lessons that mattered, and the quirks of a particular time and place. Each episode is a different story, a unique path stemming from a common starting line. It's a chance to reconnect with voices from the past and discover where they've landed in the present. Tune in for a thoughtful, often surprising, and deeply human look at the journey from then to now, all through the specific lens of this class. This podcast is created by and for the Harvard College Class of 2000, offering a genuine audio chronicle of our group's evolving narrative.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 79

Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast
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