Standing Committees and Special Committees

Updated: July 1, 2026

The Regents have eight standing committees and one special committee.

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix A

Membership:

• Regents: Sarris (Chair), Reilly (Vice Chair), Batchlor, Dominguez, Hernandez, Hueston, Myers, Park, Rivas, Sures, Tokita
• Ex officio members: Anguiano, Milliken, Newsom, and Thurmond
• Advisory members: Faculty Representatives Palazoglu and Scott; Chancellors Frenk, Hu, Larive, Lyons, Muñoz
• Advisors to the Regents: Staff Advisor Hanson

Compliance and Audit Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix B

Membership: 

• Regents: Matosantos (Chair), Batchlor (Vice Chair), Cohen, Craven, Dominguez, Makarechian, Reilly, Rivas, Sures
• Ex officio members: Anguiano and Newsom
• Advisory members: Faculty Representative Palazoglu; Chancellors Gillman, Hawgood, Larive, and Muñoz
• Advisors to the Regents: Michael Schini and Staff Advisor Hanson

Finance and Capital Strategies Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix C

Membership: 

• Regents: Cohen (Chair), Makarechian (Vice Chair), Areias, Chu, Craven, Kounalakis, Lee, Matosantos, Melton, Robertson, Robinson
• Ex officio members: Anguiano, Milliken, and Newsom
• Advisory members:Faculty Representative Scott; Chancellors Assanis, Gillman, Hawgood, Khosla, May, and Muñoz
• Advisor to the Regents: Staff Advisor Hanson

Governance Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix D

Health Services Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix E

Membership:

• Regents: Sures (Chair), Reilly (Vice Chair), Batchlor, Chu, Makarechian, Matosantos, and Park
• Ex officio members: Anguiano, Milliken, and Newsom
• Advisory members: Chancellors Frenk, Gillman, Hawgood, Hu, Khosla, and May; Michael Good, Mark Laret, Lilly Marks, Kathleen Noonan, and Michael Ong

Investments Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix F

Membership:

• Regents: Makarechian (Chair), Robinson (Vice Chair), Areias, Chu, Cohen, Craven, Lee, Matosantos, Myers, Park, and Robinson
• Ex officio member: Anguiano, Milliken, and Newsom
• Advisory members: Faculty Representative Scott; Chancellors Assanis, Frenk, Lyons, Muñoz; Drew Zager
  

National Laboratories Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix H

Membership:

• Regents Hernandez (Chair), Kounalakis (Vice Chair), Chu, Hueston, Lee, Melton, Park, Robinson, Tokita
• Ex officio member: Anguiano, Milliken, and Newsom
• Advisory members: Faculty Representative Palazoglu;
• Chancellors Assanis, Hawgood, Khosla, Larive, and Muñoz
• Advisor to the Regents: Robert Powell

Public Engagement and Development Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix G

Membership:

• Regents: Chu (Chair), Melton (Vice Chair), Areias, Hernandez, Hueston, Kounalakis, Lee, Myers, Park, Robertson, Robinson, and Tokita
• Ex officio members: Anguiano, Milliken, and Newsom
• Advisory members: Faculty Representative Scott; Chancellors Assanis, Frenk, Hu, Lyons, May, and Khosla

Special Committee on Nominations

Committee Charter: see Appendix J

Membership: Regents Cohen (Chair), Chu, Komoto, Lee, Makarechian, Matosantos, and Sarris