Standing Committees and Special Committees

Updated: September 2, 2024

The Regents have eight standing committees and two special committees.


Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix A

Membership: Regents Anguiano (Vice Chair), Batchlor, Beharry, Guber, Hernandez, Leib (Chair), Pack, Park, Rivas, Robinson, Salazar, and Sarris
Ex officio members: Regents Drake, Newsom, Reilly and Thurmond
Advisory members: Regent-designate Wang, Faculty Representative Palazoglu; Chancellors Gillman, Khosla, Lyons, Muñoz, Wilcox, and Yang
Advisor to the Regents: Staff Advisor Emiru


Compliance and Audit Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix B

Membership: Regents Anguiano, Batchlor, Beharry, Cohen, Elliott (Vice Chair), Leib, Makarechian, Matosantos, Park, Pérez, Rivas, Sherman, and Sures (Chair)
Ex officio members: Regents Newsom and Reilly 
Advisory members: Faculty Representative Cheung; Chancellors Gillman, Hawgood, Khosla, Larive, and Yang
Advisors to the Regents: Michael Schini; Staff Advisor Frías

Finance and Capital Strategies Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix C

Membership: Regents Chu, Cohen (Chair), Elliott, Kounalakis, Lee, Makarechian (Vice Chair), Matosantos, Pérez, Sherman, and Sures
Ex officio members: Regents Drake, Newsom, and Reilly 
Advisory members: Regents-designate Brooks and Komoto, Faculty Representative Cheung; Chancellors Hawgood, Larive, May, and Interim Chancellor Hunt
Advisor to the Regents: Staff Advisor Frías

Governance Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix D

Membership: Regents Anguiano (Vice Chair) Cohen, Drake, Hernandez, Leib, Newsom, Pérez, Reilly (Chair), Robinson, Sarris, and Sures


Health Services Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix E

Membership: Regents Batchlor, Chu, Makarechian, Park, Pérez (Chair), Sherman, and Sures (Vice Chair)
Ex officio members: Regents Drake, Newsom, and Reilly 
Advisory members: Chancellors Hawgood, Khosla, and Wilcox; David Rubin; Lilly Marks; Michael Ong


Investments Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix F

Membership: Regents Anguiano, Cohen, Lee, Leib, Makarechian, Matosantos, Pack, Park, Robinson (Chair), and Sherman (Vice Chair)
Ex officio member: Regents Drake, Newsom, and Reilly 
Advisory members: Regent-designate Wang, Faculty Representative Cheung; Chancellors Hawgood, Khosla, Lyons, Muñoz, and Wilcox; Drew Zager
Advisor to the Regents: Staff Advisor Emiru

National Laboratories Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix H

Membership: Regents Beharry, Hernandez (Chair), Kounalakis (Vice Chair), Lee, Pack, Robinson, Salazar, Sherman, and Sures
Ex officio member: Regents Drake, Newsom, and Reilly 
Advisory members: Faculty Representative Palazoglu; Chancellors Hawgood, Larive, May, and Yang; Robert Powell
Advisor to the Regents: Staff Advisor Frías

Public Engagement and Development Committee

Committee Charter: see Appendix G

Membership: Regents Chu, Guber, Hernandez, Kounalakis, Lee, Pack, Robinson, Salazar (Vice Chair), and Sarris (Chair)
Ex officio members: Regents Drake, Newsom, and Reilly 
Advisory members: Regents-designate Brooks, Komoto, and Wang, Faculty Representative Palazoglu; Chancellors Lyons, May, Muñoz, and Wilcox
Advisor to the Regents: Staff Advisor Emiru


Special Committee on Athletics

Committee Charter: see Appendix K

Membership: Regents Beharry, Hernandez (Chair), Park, Robinson (Vice Chair), and Sherman
Ex officio members: Regents Drake, Reilly, and Newsom 
Advisory members: Regents-designate Brooks and Wang; Faculty Representative Palazoglu; Chancellors Khosla, Lyons, May, and Interim Chancellor Hunt


Special Committee on Nominations

Committee Charter: see Appendix J

Membership: Regents Anguiano, Elliott (Chair), Hernandez, Makarechian, Park, Reilly, and Sures