PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
WHY: President of California State University, Fullerton, since 2017. Previously was a partner at Los Angeles-based law firm O’Melveny & Myers, where his practice included commercial litigation.
IN THE NEWS: Among the year’s highlights: increasing graduation rates for first-time freshmen; graduating one of the largest classes in CSUF history; exceeding the university’s $250M comprehensive fundraising campaign goals; hiring 27 new tenure-track faculty.
QUOTABLE: “Every day, CSUF is making a remarkable difference in the lives of so many students and in our community.”
