Oliver O'Reilly is the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at UC Berkeley. With decades of leadership experience in teaching, academic planning, and faculty governance, Oliver brings extensive expertise in undergraduate education, student success initiatives, and strategic enrollment management.
Previously, he served as Chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate and as Associate Dean for Graduate Education in the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society. He has led major campus initiatives including Berkeley Changemaker, Berkeley Discover, Berkeley Connect,...
Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Enrollment Management and Undergraduate Admissions
Olufemi “Femi” Ogundele is the Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Enrollment Management and Undergraduate Admissions at UC Berkeley. With extensive experience in enrollment management and diversity outreach, Femi brings deep expertise in building equitable pathways to higher education and advancing student diversity initiatives.
Previously, he held leadership roles at Stanford University and Cornell University, where he developed outreach and onboarding processes that significantly increased student diversity. At Berkeley, he oversees Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, the...
Victoria Plaut is the Vice Provost for the Faculty at UC Berkeley. With a distinguished background in social and cultural psychology, Victoria brings extensive expertise in diversity, equity, inclusion, and the psychological dynamics that shape institutional environments.
Previously, she served as Associate Dean for Faculty Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law and Social Science at Berkeley Law, where her research and teaching focus on integrating psychological insights into the design of legal and organizational systems. Prior to joining Berkeley in 2010, she was an...
Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and Chief Campus Counsel
David Robinson is the Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and Chief Campus Counsel at UC Berkeley. With over two decades of legal experience within the University of California system, David brings extensive expertise in construction law, real estate transactions, and higher education legal affairs.
Previously, he served as Senior Counsel in the Construction and Legislative Affairs groups at UC Legal – Office of the General Counsel, where he advised on systemwide legal matters. Prior to joining UC Legal in 2001, David was a partner at Goldfarb & Lipman in San Francisco,...
Jenny Simon-O’Neill is serving as Co-Director of Athletics at Cal alongside Jay Larson for 2025-2026. Appointed by Chancellor Rich Lyons in July 2025, Simon-O’Neill and Larson are leading the department through a time of sweeping transformation in college athletics under a new, collaborative leadership model.
With more than 17 years of experience at Cal, she previously served as Deputy Athletics Director, Chief of Staff, and Senior Woman Administrator. Simon-O’Neill served as a core member of the department’s executive team as well as Director’s Cabinet. Her portfolio included day-...
Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Sparks is a seasoned finance leader with extensive experience across private, nonprofit, and public sectors. As vice chancellor, Kelly and the finance division will oversee the university’s financial services and controls and provide accurate and timely information and analyses to inform campus decision-making in service of UC Berkeley’s mission of excellent teaching, research, and public service.
Kelly’s diverse professional background—including strategically re-aligning institutional resources at a flagship land-grant institution, building a new university campus, and...
Stephen Sutton is the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at UC Berkeley. With more than three decades of leadership in student affairs, Steve brings extensive expertise in student development, operational management, and institutional transformation.
Previously, he served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Residential and Student Service Programs (RSSP) at Berkeley, and held administrative roles in student activities, student union management, and enrollment services at universities in Florida and Texas. As Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the...
Assistant Chancellor for Government and Community Relations
Christine Treadway is the Assistant Chancellor for Government and Community Relations at UC Berkeley. With 25 years of public policy and higher education advocacy experience, Christine brings extensive expertise in legislative strategy, external relations, and public affairs.
Previously, she served as Director of State Government Relations, Executive Director of Government and Community Relations, and Assistant Vice Chancellor at UC Berkeley. Before joining Cal, she was Director of Government and Community Relations at San Francisco State University and Assistant Director of the...
Katherine A. Yelick is the Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Berkeley. With a distinguished career in high-performance computing, interdisciplinary research, and academic leadership, Katherine brings extensive expertise in research policy, innovation strategy, and large-scale scientific collaboration.
Previously, she served as Executive Associate Dean in the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) and was Director of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). She also led the Computing Sciences Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...
Associate Vice Chancellor of Communications & Public Affairs and Chief Communications Officer
Aileen Zerrudo is the Associate Vice Chancellor of Communications & Public Affairs and Chief Communications Officer at UC Berkeley. She leads the full portfolio of strategic communications, including media relations, marketing, internal communications, and crisis communications – all in service of advancing UC Berkeley’s mission.
Aileen brings extensive experience from Fortune 500 companies across consumer products, personal care, technology, aviation, and tourism, bridging brand marketing with enterprise stakeholder communications. Most recently, she served as Global Vice...
