Dedicated to Excellence
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.

Michael Aguilar, ’88
Former President
and CEO
Innovia, Inc.

Wajdie Ahmad, M.B.A
Former Co-Founder & CEO
Bonti, Inc.

Zachary Antovich
General Manager
Linkage BioSciences | A ThermoFisher Scientific Brand

Brian Atwood ’74
Former President
and CEO
Innovia, Inc.

Mitchell Brin, M.D., FAAN
Sr. Vice President, Global Drug
Development & Chief Scientific Officer
Botox ®, Allergan, Inc.

Ed Chang
’84
Vice President of Marketing
Avenu Medical

Charles L. M.
Dunlop
Founder
Ambry Genetics

Jacqueline
Dupont, Ph.D.
CEO
Dupont Residential Care, Inc.

Aaron Elliott,
Ph.D.
CEO
Ambry Genetics

John Gerace, M.B.A.
President
DiaSorin Molecular

Diana Hendel,
PharmD., ’85
Senior Partner
Partnership Advantage

Nikki Iravani, O.D.,
’86
Founder & CEO
EyeXam

Tamra Kaplan
Senior Vice President Operations
Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Nikan Khatibi,
D.O. ’04
CEO and Medical Director
Ahura Healthcare Corporation

William Loudon,
M.D., Ph.D.
Section Chief for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Mohannad S. Malas
CEO
IRA Capital, LLC

James McGaugh, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior
UCI School of Biological Sciences

Maria Minon, M.D., ’72, ’76
Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Michael O’Connell
Executive Director
Irvine Ranch Conservancy

Devansu Tewari, M.D. ’93,’97,’14
Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Division, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente Orange County

Nita Tewari, Ph.D.,’92
Consultant
Nita Tewari, Ph.D.
Consulting Services
Consulting Services