Donald Harris, whose economic philosophies are often grounded in Marxist theory, has also served as a frequent economic advisor to his home country of Jamaica, according to The Washington Post.

What is Donald J. Harris's connection to Wisconsin?

Though he ended his university career at Stanford, Donald also taught for several years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The family lived in Madison from the time Kamala was three to five years old. Donald was an associate professor of economics at UW-Madison, while Shyamala worked as a breast cancer researcher in the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research.

In her memoir, Harris cited the family's move to Madison as the reason for her parents' separation.