Mildred Garcia

Chancellor, California State University 

Dr. Mildred García began her tenure as the California State University’s 11th chancellor on October 1, 2023. She is the first-ever Latina to lead the nation’s largest and most diverse four-year public university system. Prior to her appointment as chancellor, Dr. García served as president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and as president of Cal State Fullerton from 2012 to 2018 and as president of CSU Dominguez Hills from 2007 to 2012, where she held the distinction of being the CSU’s first Latina president.