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Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Julio Frenk is a leading global health researcher who has held positions in government and academia, both in the U.S. and in Mexico 鈥� became UCLA鈥檚 seventh chancellor on January 1, 2025. He is also a distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management within the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Before joining UCLA, Frenk served as the president of the University of Miami from 2015 to 2024 and as dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health from 2009 to 2015. As federal secretary of health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, he implemented Seguro Popular 鈥� a groundbreaking program that expanded access to healthcare to over 55 million uninsured individuals. Frenk was the founding director-general of Mexico鈥檚 National Institute of Public Health and has held senior roles at the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Chancellor Frenk earned his medical degree from the National University of Mexico, as well as a Master of Public Health and a joint Ph.D. in medical care organization and in sociology from the University of Michigan. His career as a global public health researcher includes close to 200 articles in academic journals, as well as many books and book chapters, which have been cited more than 37,000 times. In addition, he has written five novels for children explaining the functions of the human body.

Chancellor Frenk is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and El Colegio Nacional, the most prestigious learned society in Mexico. He has received numerous awards, as well as honorary degrees from eleven universities.

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Candidate, Bachelor of Science, Public Health

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Njeri will join the Peace Corps in June to continue her work in global health and health advocacy.

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Ms. Drew Ivie founded the South Los Angeles Community Kitchen and served as Executive Director of both the T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Clinic, a federally qualified health center for underserved women and children, and the National Health Law Program. Her federal service includes directing the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and serving as Assistant Counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Ms. Drew Ivie鈥檚 many accolades include the United Way Agency Excellence Award, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights, and the California Black Caucus Community Asset Award. Her work continues to inspire generations of health and justice advocates.

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