UC President Janet Napolitano shakes the hand of the newly confirmed UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, at a press briefing after the Board of Regents approved his appointment on July 17. Photo by Cindy Chew
Sam Hawgood, MBBS, was confirmed Thursday morning as UC San Francisco’s 10th chancellor in a unanimous vote by the UC Board of Regents. The appointment is effective immediately.
Hawgood, 61, whom University of California President Janet Napolitano tapped for the position July 9 after an international search for a leader for the $4.2 billion health sciences campus, has served as interim chancellor since April 1, when he succeeded Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH.
“Throughout a truly exhaustive selection process … Dr. Hawgood demonstrated the intellectual inquisitiveness, leadership acumen and powerful vision we seek in our chancellors,” Napolitano said, noting that the search committee reviewed more than 375 candidates for the role before narrowing it down to seven finalists. “When an exhaustive search lands on a candidate from within the institution, I think it is a sign itself that the enterprise is fundamentally robust.”