Harden began her career at the
United States Department of Agriculture in 2009, serving as Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations until 2011. Harden served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack from 2011 to 2013. Harden was appointed
United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture by President
Barack Obama in 2013. She resigned as Deputy Secretary in February 2016 and later assumed the position of Vice President of Public Policy and
Chief Sustainability Officer at
DuPont, a chemical conglomerate. ==Personal life==