GARY SINGER
CHAIR
UC IRVINE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WHY: Elected chair of UC Irvine Foundation in 2023. Retired Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Has served as chair of the Ronald M. Simon Family Foundation.
IN THE NEWS: Was instrumental in bringing two prominent features to campus: the Irvine Barclay Theatre and the UCI School of Law. Additionally, he and his wife, Melanie, established the Singer Endowed Scholarship, which is awarded to a student-athlete in the School of Social Sciences.
NOTABLE: Graduated from UCI in 1974; first time a UCI alumnus has chaired the board. Widespread community service also includes School of Social Sciences’ Dean’s Leadership Society, the School of Law’s Board of Visitors and the Chancellor’s Club.
QUOTABLE: “I think people should support UCI because it is so important. What you do, the way in which you can become involved will absolutely make a difference.”
