Leadership team
In this section
Berkeley Engineering is a community of visionaries, technology icons and industry pioneers — united in a public institution. We’re intellectual leaders with real-world experience, creative thinkers who are shaping public policy. And we’re committed to training the next generation of innovators.
Deans
Tsu-Jae King Liu
Dean, College of Engineering
Karl van Bibber
Executive Associate Dean
Grace O'Connell
Associate Dean, Inclusive Excellence
Masayoshi Tomizuka
Associate Dean for Faculty
Evan Variano
Associate Dean for Students
Tarek Zohdi
Associate Dean for Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Eric Fraser
Chief Technology Officer

Dat Le
Executive Assistant Dean, Administration

John Mitchell
Assistant Dean, Capital Projects & Facilities

Melissa Nidever
Executive Assistant Dean, Strategic Priorities

Jasmine Payne
Assistant Dean, Development
Matthew Sherburne
Director of International Partnerships

Stacey Shulman
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs

Cynthia Weekley
Assistant Dean, Human Resources

Sarah Yang
Assistant Dean, Marketing & Communications
Special advisors
Fiona Doyle
Special Advisor to the Dean on Academic Matters
Dan Fletcher
Special Advisor to the Dean for Health Initiatives
George Leitmann
Special Advisor to the Dean
Panayiotis Papadopoulos
Special Advisor to the Dean for Aerospace Initiatives
Kenichi Soga
Special Advisor to the Dean for Resilient and Sustainable Systems
Department chairs
Sanjay Kumar
Bioengineering
Mark Stacey
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Claire Tomlin
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Alper Atamturk
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Lane Martin
Materials Science & Engineering
Chris Dames
Mechanical Engineering
Peter Hosemann
Nuclear Engineering
Program leaders
Junqiao Wu
Chair, Applied Science and Technology Graduate Program
Scott Moura
Chair, Engineering Science