Members and Advisors
- Appointed Regents
- Ex Officio Regents
- Student Regent
- Regents-Designate
- Faculty Representatives to the Regents
- Advisors to the Regents
(Click on the individual's name for a more complete biography.)
Appointed Regents
Maria Anguiano
Appointed by Governor Brown effective June 16, 2017 to a term expiring March 1, 2028; serves on the board of the James Irvine Foundation and the KIPP Foundation. She holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Economics-Accounting and Spanish from Claremont McKenna College. Ms. Anguiano is the current Vice Chair of the Board.
Elaine E. Batchlor
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective July 22, 2022 to a term expiring March 1, 2033; Chief Executive Officer, MLK Community Healthcare. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University, a Masters of Public Health from UCLA, and a Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University.
Sonya Brooks
Student Regent, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education Policy at University of California, Los Angeles. She holds a Master's degree in Public Health degree from University of California Los Angeles; Master's in Urban Education Policy degree from Brown University; Bachelor's degree in History and African American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Carmen Chu
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective July 22, 2022 to a term expiring March 1, 2030; City Administrator, City and County of San Francisco. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Occidental College and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.
Michael Cohen
Appointed by Governor Brown effective August 6, 2018 to a term expiring March 1, 2030; Chief Financial Officer of CalPERS, the California Public Employees' Retirement System. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas and a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from Stanford University.
Gareth Elliott
Re-appointed by Governor Newsom February 12, 2025 to term expiring March 1, 2037; Partner, Sacramento Advocates, Inc. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Humboldt State University.
Jose M. Hernandez
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective August 20, 2021 to a term expiring March 1, 2033; President and Chief Executive Officer, Tierra Luna Engineering LLC. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electronic Engineering, Signals, and Systems from University of California, Santa Barbara and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Pacific.
Brian Komoto
Alumni Regent, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026. He graduated from the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy.
Nancy Lee
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective June 29, 2023 to a term expiring March 1, 2024; re-appointed in 2024 by Governor Newsom to a term expiring March 1, 2036; Executive Vice President of International Business Operations and Chief of Staff to Robert A. Iger, Walt Disney Company. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, and a BA from the University of Chicago, majoring in Environmental Studies and Geophysical Sciences.
Richard Leib
Appointed by Governor Brown effective August 6, 2018 to a term expiring March 1, 2026; President and CEO, Dunleer Strategies. He holds a J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law, a Master's degree from Claremont Graduate School, a Fellowship with the Coro Foundation, and a Bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara.
Hadi Makarechian
Appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger effective October 24, 2008 to term expiring March 1, 2020; re-appointed in 2020 by Governor Newsom to a term expiring March 1, 2032. He holds a B.S. (Civil Engineering), B.A. (Economics), State University of New York; former Chairman of Makar Properties Board of Directors.
Ana Matosantos
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective July 22, 2022 to a term expiring March 1, 2034. She holds a Bachelor'sd degree in Political Science from Stanford University.
Robert Myers
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective November 15, 2024 to a term expiring March 1, 2036; Advisor for the Washington Commanders and a National Basketball Association Studio Host and Analyst at ESPN. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School; a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Lark Park
Appointed by Governor Brown effective June 15, 2017 to a term expiring March 1, 2029; Director of the California Education Learning Lab in the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. She holds a Master of Arts degree in English from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley.
Janet Reilly
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective August 9, 2019 to a term expiring March 1, 2028; Co-founder and President of the Board of Directors for Clinic by the Bay. She holds a a B.A. from UCLA and a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. Ms. Reilly is the current Chair of the Board.
Mark Robinson
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective July 22, 2022 to a term expiring March 1, 2034; Partner, Centerview Partners. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelors Degree from UC Berkeley.
Gregory Sarris
Appointed by Governor Newsom effective June 29, 2023 to a term expiring March 1, 2026. Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. He holds a Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University.
Jonathan "Jay" Sures
Appointed by Governor Brown effective January 4, 2019 to a term expiring March 1, 2020; re-appointed in 2020 (by Newsom) to a term expiring March 1, 2032; Vice Chairman of United Talent Agency. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ann Wang
Alumni Regent, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026, Treasurer, Alumni Associations of the University of California. She holds a Bachelor's degree in International Development Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ex Officio Regents
Gavin Newsom
Governor of California and ex officio Regent, January 7, 2019 - present.
Eleni Kounalakis
Lieutenant Governor and ex officio Regent, effective January 7, 2019 - present.
Robert Rivas
Speaker of the Assembly and ex officio Regent, effective June 30, 2023 - present; Assembly member from the 29th district.
Tony Thurmond
State Superintendent of Public Instruction and ex officio Regent, January 7, 2019 - present.
Michael V. Drake, M.D.
President of the University and ex officio Regent, August 15, 2020 - present; A.B., Stanford University; M.D., UC San Francisco.
Regents-Designate
Melton, Charles
Alumni Regent-designate, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026. Alumni Regent, July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 and Secretary, Alumni Associations of the University of California (AAUC). B.A., University of California, Davis (Political Science); M.P.P., University of California, Berkeley.
Tokita, Karl
Alumni Regent-designate, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026. Alumni Regent, July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027. Alumni Board member (UC Irvine) and board member for Driving Out Cancer. B.S., University of California, Los Angeles (Biology); MBA, University of California, Irvine Paul Merage School of Business.
Craven, Miguel
Student Regent-designate, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026. Student Regent, July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Merced; currently pursuing his Master’s in Energy Systems at UC Davis.
Faculty Representatives to the Regents
Steven Cheung
Faculty Representative to The Regents, September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2025, and current Chair of the Universitywide Academic Senate of the University of California.
Ahmet Palazoglu
Faculty Representative to The Regents, September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2026, and current Vice Chair of the Universitywide Academic Senate of the University of California.
Advisors to the Regents
Mayté Frías
Staff Advisor, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026; Senior Research Associate at the UC Davis Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs; Bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidad de Colima; Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Matthew Hanson
Staff Advisor-designate, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026; Director of New Ventures at the University of California, Irvine; Doctorate degree in Aerospace Engineering from USC; MBA from Chapman University.
