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
Nalina Sofia TheagarajanGraduate Students
Shrinidhi GopalUndergraduate 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
Roqua MontezCommunications & Public Affairs
Markeisha EverettCal Athletics
Bahar NavabStudent Affairs
Eugene WhitlockPeople & Culture
Non-Voting Advisory Committee Members
NameRepresentation
Darek DeFreeceAdvisory Committee Chair
Michèle HuffBusiness Contracts and Brand Protection
David RobinsonChief Campus Counsel
Russell ChungSupply Chain Management

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
Daniel FeitelbergVice Chancellor of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Marc FisherVice Chancellor of Administration