About Executive Search & Recruitment

Executive Search & Recruitment serves as the University’s strategic talent partner, advancing leadership excellence systemwide. Our mission is to strengthen UC’s long-term leadership capacity and ensure the University is positioned to attract exceptional leaders who can meet the challenges of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.

We provide strategic oversight, end-to-end search management, and advisory support for positions reporting directly to the President, systemwide officers, and other mission-critical leadership positions ranging from Director through Senior Management Group Level 1. This work spans the Office of the President and all UC locations.

We drive high-impact initiatives and programs that shape, elevate, and align executive recruitment across the UC system. Through strategic partnerships and the advancement of best practices and consistent processes, we uphold integrity, rigor, and transparency for the University’s most visible and consequential leadership searches. Our work delivers the visionary leaders who propel UC's academic, research, and service missions forward and position the University for continued achievement and innovation.