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Dean’s Leadership Council

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1572828029699{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #1b3d6d !important;}”][vc_column][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-1031572897778″ html_tag=”h1″ border=”none” color=”#ffffff” alignment=”center”]Dedicated to Excellence[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-5111572827722″ border=”none” color=”#ffffff” weight=”bold”]The Dean’s Leadership Council (DLC) is composed of successful alumni, business executives and community leaders who provide counsel to the dean and help ensure our strategic mission is properly aligned with the needs of society and business.[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1573156588884{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”450″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Michael Aguilar, ’88[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Former President
and CEO
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” alignment=”center”]Innovia, Inc.[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”826″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Wajdie Ahmad, M.B.A[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Former Co-Founder & CEO[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Bonti, Inc.[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”736″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Zachary Antovich[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]General Manager[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Linkage BioSciences | A ThermoFisher Scientific Brand[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1573156588884{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”451″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Brian Atwood ’74[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Former President
and CEO
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” alignment=”center”]Innovia, Inc.[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”454″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Mitchell Brin, M.D., FAAN[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Sr. Vice President, Global Drug
Development & Chief Scientific Officer
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Botox ®, Allergan, Inc.[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”455″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Ed Chang
’84[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Vice President of Marketing[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Avenu Medical[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1572827509545{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”456″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Charles L. M.
Dunlop[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Founder[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Ambry Genetics[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”457″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Jacqueline
Dupont, Ph.D.[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]CEO[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Dupont Residential Care, Inc.[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”459″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Aaron Elliott,
Ph.D.[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]CEO[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Ambry Genetics[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1572827529510{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”853″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]John Gerace, M.B.A.[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]President[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]DiaSorin Molecular[/unidash_typo][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”460″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Diana Hendel,
PharmD., ’85[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Senior Partner[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Partnership Advantage[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”461″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Nikki Iravani, O.D.,
’86[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Founder & CEO[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]EyeXam[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1572827544294{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”740″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Tamra Kaplan[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Senior Vice President Operations[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”bold” alignment=”center”]Phoenix Children’s Hospital[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”474″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Nikan Khatibi,
D.O. ’04[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]CEO and Medical Director [/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Ahura Healthcare Corporation[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”473″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]William Loudon,
M.D., Ph.D.[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Section Chief for Pediatric Neurosurgery[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Children’s Hospital of Orange County[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1572827556409{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”475″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Mohannad S. Malas[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]CEO[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]IRA Capital, LLC[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”482″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]James McGaugh, Ph.D.[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-7981572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]UCI School of Biological Sciences[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”481″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Maria Minon, M.D., ’72, ’76[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Children’s Hospital of Orange County[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1572828083713{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”476″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Michael O’Connell[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Executive Director[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”bold” alignment=”center”]Irvine Ranch Conservancy[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”478″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Devansu Tewari, M.D. ’93,’97,’14[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Division, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-9681572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”bold” alignment=”center”]Kaiser Permanente Orange County[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”707″ img_size=”250 x 250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”peacoc”][unidash_typo html_tag=”h4″ border=”none” alignment=”center”]Nita Tewari, Ph.D.,’92[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ html_tag=”p” border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”500″ alignment=”center”]Consultant
[/unidash_typo][unidash_typo id=”c-custom-3241572653082″ border=”none” size=”20px” color=”#7c7c7c” weight=”bold” alignment=”center”]Nita Tewari, Ph.D.
Consulting Services[/unidash_typo][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]