Governance Committees

UPP Advisory Committee

Advises on policies to guide UPP, consults on new opportunities, reviews working group recommendations for new partnerships, and sends partnership opportunities that they endorse to the Finance Committee for final approval. For a copy of the commitee bylaws, please contact upp@berkeley.edu.

Voting Advisory Committee Members
NameRepresentation
Sandra SotomayorGraduate Students
Abigail VerinoUndergraduate Students
Jason WittenbergCommittee on Academic Planning and Resource Allocation
John ArvinCapital Strategies
Sylvia BierhuisUniversity Development and Alumni Relations
Kirk TrambleCal Alumni Association
Eric GiegerichIndustry Alliances Office
Aileen ZerrudoCommunications & Public Affairs
Jay LarsonCal Athletics
Kyle DavisonStudent Affairs
Eugene WhitlockPeople & Culture
Non-Voting Advisory Committee Members
NameRepresentation
Russell ChungAdvisory Committee Chair; Supply Chain Management
Michèle HuffBusiness Contracts and Brand Protection
Khira GriscavageEthics, Risk, and Compliance
David RobinsonLegal Affairs
Christine TreadwayGovernment and Community Relations

Finance Committee

Sets strategic vision and values, reviews, and approves prospective partnerships. The Finance Committee reviews all campus funding requests presented outside of the annual budget process.

Finance Committee Members
NameRepresentation
Rich LyonsChancellor
Ben HermalinExecutive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Kelly SparksVice Chancellor of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Marc FisherVice Chancellor of Administration