DEAN , UCI DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
WHY:Leads student body of more than 4,000 students; companies clamor to come and recruit.
IN THE NEWS:Earlier this year, the university received the largest alumni gift in its history—a pledge of about $35.5M from alumni Paul Butterworth and his wife, Jo. The money will be used for ICS students and programs.
QUOTABLE:“The demand for the next decade is more than 500,000 new jobs.”
NOTABLE:The dean is “very optimistic” about continuing demand for information and computer sciences specialists, with a strong market for talent.
