About the Chancellor’s Office

The Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff is a strategic advisor to the Chancellor and campus executive leadership team. A member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet, the Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff provides oversight and leadership of institutional priorities on behalf of the Chancellor and the campus. The Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff ensures collaboration across central reporting units, and represents UC San Diego with the Regents, UC System offices, and a variety of internal and external partners.

The Associate Chancellor is a strategic advisor to the Chancellor and campus executive leadership team, leading or coordinating a wide range of complex activities, providing strategic counsel, and ensuring effective communication and coordination across key initiatives, including the university's strategic plan and special events. The Associate Chancellor is a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet and represents the Chancellor before a variety of internal and external constituencies.

The Chancellor Initiatives Administrative Officer serves as a primary partner with the Associate Chancellor/Chief of Staff and the Associate Chancellor in the execution of a wide range of activities involving interaction with campus senior leadership to further the Chancellor’s initiatives; handles sensitive and confidential projects and issues; leads and/or participates on policy and planning committees and working groups across campus; and provides strategy development for organizational or research initiatives.

The Senior Director of Executive Communications develops a wide range of strategic communications on behalf of the Chancellor to broadly communicate the Chancellor's vision and initiatives to advance UC San Diego. This position provides high-level counsel to the Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff, as well as the Associate Chancellor, regarding all aspects of the Chancellor's leadership and serves on the senior leadership team of the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. The senior director drafts content to broadly communicate the Chancellor's vision, researches, writes, edits and catalogs remarks, and prepares speeches and presentations that are delivered by the chancellor to internal and external audiences.

The Assistant Director of Executive Communications manages incoming email correspondence for the Office of the Chancellor, and researches, drafts, edits and coordinates approvals for executive leadership content to broadly communicate the Chancellor's vision and initiatives that advance UC San Diego.

The Executive Assistant to the Chancellor provides support and advice to the Chancellor on a wide range of issues involving the highest level of administrative work. This position serves as primary contact for the Chancellor, manages the Chancellor’s day-to-day schedule, plans and coordinates the Chancellor’s extensive travel schedule and undertakes unique special projects, as assigned by the Associate Chancellor/Chief of Staff on behalf of the Chancellor.