Gary S. May became UC Davis’ seventh chancellor on Aug. 1, 2017, overseeing all aspects of the university’s teaching, research and public service mission. He looks forward to boldly leading the university to new heights in academic excellence, public service, diversity and upward mobility for students from all backgrounds.

Classics scholar and long-time university administrator Ralph J. Hexter helps lead UC Davis as its chief academic and operating officer. Under Chancellor Gary May’s direction, he is responsible for the campus’s academic and organizational functioning and its excellence in education, research and public service.