California Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed Peter Guber, chairman and chief executive officer at Mandalay Entertainment Group, and three others to seats on the UC Board of Regents.
Guber has taught as a lecturer at UCLA for three decades. He has taught courses at the School of Theater, Film and Television, where he serves on the executive board, and at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he has led classes in leadership. He is an owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a co-owner of the Golden State Warriors.
The other new appointees to the regents are Maria Anguiano, Lark Park and Ellen Tauscher.
“I believe that based on their breadth of experience and diverse backgrounds, the governor’s four new appointees will provide valuable guidance and perspective that will greatly benefit this Board,” said UC Board of Regents Chair Monica Lozano in a press release. “I look forward to working with all of them on the important issues facing public higher education in California.”
“As we continue to expand access and opportunity for Californians, I am delighted to welcome to the Board four new appointees that bring unique expertise to the university,” UC President Janet Napolitano said. “I look forward to learning more about their respective visions for higher education and to closely collaborating with them in the years ahead.”
Anguiano has been chief financial officer at Minerva Project Inc. since 2017, and was previously vice chancellor of planning and budget for UC Riverside. Park, a UC Berkeley alumna, has been senior adviser to Gov. Brown for policy since 2015. Tauscher was the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security from 2009 to 2012 and was the representative for California’s 10th Congressional District from 1997 to 2009.