Michael V. Drake

Michael V. Drake
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Fifth Chancellor
In office July 1, 2005 – present
Preceded by	Ralph J. Cicerone
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-09) July 9, 1951 New York City, New York
Spouse	Brenda Drake
Residence	Irvine, California
Alma mater	Stanford University University of California, San Francisco
Profession	Physician
Salary	$350,000
Website	Office of the Chancellor

Michael V. Drake (born July 9, 1950) is an American physician and current chancellor of the University of California, Irvine (UCI). On January 30, 2014, he was named the 15th president of The Ohio State University. He will begin his tenure at the university on June 30, 2014.

Biography

Early years

Drake was born in New York City, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, until moving with his family to Sacramento, California.

Career

Prior to his appointment at UCI, he had a dual appointment at the Office of the President of the University of California as the director of policy for the five University of California medical schools and other health sciences programs, while continuing to hold his long-held appointment at University of California, San Francisco in the department of ophthalmology.

Drake was a vocal opponent of Proposition 209, often leading forums on the UCSF campus to garner opposition to it. He is an African-American physician who graduated from Stanford University and attended medical school at UCSF. After an ophthalmology residency, his concentration was academic medicine, at one point responsible for the oversight of grants in excess of $10 million. He served as Director of Admissions at UCSF medical school and sat on the resident selection committee for the Department of Ophthalmology prior to his appointment at the Office of the President. His annual $350,000 salary remained unchanged from his previous position as Office of the President, up from $70,000 paid to the previous UCI chancellor. As of 2010 he earned $374,969.32.

On January 30, 2014, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees named Dr. Drake as the 15th president of The Ohio State University. They cited his forward-thinking leadership and his ability to further the university’s progress in teaching and learning, innovation and research, outreach and engagement and resource stewardship as deciding factors in his selection. He will begin his tenure at the university on June 30, 2014.

References

• Office of the Chancellor (September 10, 2005). "Michael V. Drake Biography". University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
• UC Regents (May 26, 2005). "UC vice president named new UC Irvine chancellor". Today@UCI. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
• The Sacramento Bee (February 2, 2012). "State Worker Salary Search". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

Profile

"UCI’s First Family" Orange County Business Journal