Working Smarter

Nathan Brostrom
Executive Vice President for Business
Operations for the University of California

Brostrom serves as chief administrative officer for the University of
California system, with responsibility over systemwide budget, facility construction and maintenance, real estate management, human resource administration,institutional advancement and information technology support. He also oversees the budget and administration of the Office of the President.

Peter Taylor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer for the University of California

Taylor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management at the ten campuses, five academic medical centers and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory managed for the Department of Energy by the UC Office of the President.  Responsibilities include oversight on accounting and financial controls, risk management, strategic sourcing, tax compliance, payroll coordination and long range financial planning. In addition, he is responsible for external relationships with rating agencies, investment houses, banks, financial auditors and financial regulators.

Ralph J. Hexter
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost for
UC Davis

As provost and executive vice chancellor, Hexter serves as the number two person in the UC Davis administration, reporting directly to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and representing the chancellor in her absence. He is the campus’ chief academic officer and, in that post, oversees the work of the deans and serves as the chancellor’s principal liaison to the Academic Senate.  Hexter is responsible for guiding the development of academic priorities and strategies; working with the deans to recruit and retain a diverse and talented faculty; and in coordination with the chancellor, leading the university’s strategic planning process, allocating resources to advance strategic priorities, and, with his fellow vice chancellors, managing the daily operation of the campus.  Hexter also holds an appointment as distinguished professor of classics and comparative literature.

Michael V. Drake, M.D.
Chancellor of the University of California,
Irvine

As chancellor of UC Irvine, Michael Drake has led significant growth for the campus and medical center, including the launch of new programs in public health, pharmaceutical sciences and nursing science, the first new public law school in California in more than 40 years and the UC Irvine School of Education, established in July 2012.  UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange County’s only university hospital, recently opened a world-class facility, UC Irvine Douglas Hospital, housing the latest technologies and strengthening UCI’s ability to provide specialized medical and surgical treatments to the region’s citizens.

John Plotts
UCSF’s Senior Vice Chancellor of Finance and
Administration

Plotts manages a large, complex portfolio of central responsibilities at UCSF, including resource management, budget, information technology, human resources, accounting and internal controls, material management, risk management,
internal audit, police, housing, transportation, childcare, capital planning, capital projects and facilities management. He is also responsible for the planning, design and construction of new buildings, including those at Mission Bay, and for creating and funding their capital and operating budgets.