Appointment of Christine Lovely as Vice Chancellor for Campus Human Resources and Chief People Officer

Dear Colleagues:

We are pleased to announce that Christine Lovely has been appointed vice chancellor for campus human resources and chief people officer, effective Dec. 18. In this role, Lovely will report directly to the chancellor and the executive vice chancellor and provost and will serve as a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet. UCLA Health Human Resources will continue to formally report to Vice Chancellor for UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health John Mazziotta, with a dotted reporting line to Lovely.

Lovely brings more than two decades of leadership experience in human resources across complex academic and public sector organizations. She currently serves as vice president and chief human resources officer at Cornell University and previously served as chief human resources officer at UC Davis, where she led major organizational initiatives in workforce planning, talent development, and labor and employee relations.

As UCLA’s inaugural vice chancellor and chief people officer, Lovely will oversee the full scope of Campus Human Resources and will provide strategic guidance to ensure that UCLA continues to recruit, develop, support and retain the talented staff who advance our mission of teaching, research and public service. She will work closely with leaders across academic and administrative units to build a cohesive and strategic approach to staff workforce development and organizational effectiveness.

Lovely began her career as a labor and employment attorney and has since held senior leadership roles focused on strategic workforce planning, organizational culture, systemwide collaboration and HR transformation. She is widely recognized for her thoughtful, inclusive leadership style; her skill in building productive relationships in decentralized environments; and her commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the search committee co-chairs, Steve Agostini, vice chancellor and chief financial officer, and Steve Dubinett, dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and to the committee members for their thoughtful service and dedication throughout this important search process:

• Carole Goldberg – Jonathan D. Varat Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita and distinguished research professor
• Heather Caruso – associate dean, inclusive excellence; faculty co-director, Inclusive Ethics Initiative; adjunct associate professor of management and organizations and behavioral decision making
• Alex Stern – dean of the Division of Humanities

We are grateful to all members of the campus community who contributed insight and feedback along the way.

Please join us in welcoming Christine Lovely to UCLA. We look forward to the leadership and partnership she will bring as we continue to strengthen our campus community and culture in service of our shared mission.

We are One UCLA.

Julio Frenk
Chancellor

Darnell Hunt
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost