Senior leadership advocacy and clear, transparent governance structures have been hallmarks of Operational Excellence at UC Berkeley. The program’s governance structure consisted of a decision-making body, the OE Executive Committee, and the OE Coordinating Committee, an advisory body with representation of project sponsors, faculty, staff, and students. The Coordinating Committee made recommendations to the Executive Committee and is comprised of faculty and staff leaders of the seven design initiative teams that developed project proposals, the Chair of the Academic Senate, and the Presidents of both the Associated Students and the Graduate Student Assembly. The Coordinating Committee has been retired as their advisory role is no longer needed. The Executive Committee will continue as the decision body through completion of the remaining projects. Together, these groups provided crucial leadership support to introduce major operational changes to the campus and affirm the role of the project teams to implement those changes.
The OE Program Office continues to coordinate and support the activities of OE Program project teams and is led by Faculty Head Andrew Szeri, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and a member of the faculty of the College of Engineering. The OE Program Office tracks and coordinates proposals, charters, budgets, savings schedules, investments, communication, change management, delivery of results, and transfer into operations. The OE Program Office also plays a crucial role in ensuring alignment among project staff, between project managers and sponsors, between one project and another, and between projects and the permanent campus functional owners.
OE Executive Committee
Provides overall direction and final authority for Operational Excellence
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor
Claude Steele, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
John Wilton, Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance
Andrew Szeri, OE Program Office Faculty Head, Vice Provost for Strategic Academic and Facilities Planning
OE Coordinating Committee (Retired)
Addresses common challenges and opportunities, enrolls stakeholders, and provides recommendation on project implementation strategy and execution. Also provided direction to the initiative teams and developed recommendations on project proposals.
Gibor Basri, Vice Chancellor, Equity and Inclusion
Alex Bell, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Chair, Sponsor Finance Initiative, CalPlanning Sponsor
Chris Christofferson, Assistant Vice Chancellor, PPCS, Sponsor Energy Management Initiative, Sponsor Energy Management Project
Ron Coley, Associate Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services, Sponsor Procurement Initiative, Sponsor BearBuy Project
Elizabeth Deakin, Academic Senate Chair
Max Gee, President, Graduate Assembly
Keith Gilless, Dean, College of Natural Resources, Sponsor Organizational Simplification Initiative, Sponsor Campus Shared Services Project
Cathy Koshland, Vice Provost, Sponsor Student Services Initiative, Sponsor Cal Student Central, Sponsor Student Technology Roadmap
Harry Le Grande, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs, Sponsor Student Services Initiative, Sponsor Cal Student Central, Sponsor Student Technology Roadmap
Rich Lyons, Dean, Haas School of Business, Sponsor High Performance Culture Initiative, Sponsor Strategic Management and Metrics Project, Sponsor Berkeley Operating Principles
DeeJay Pepito, President, Associated Students of the UC
Jeannine Raymond, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, Sponsor High Performance Culture Initiative, Sponsor CalTime Project, Sponsor Berkeley Operating Principles, Working Sponsor Strategic Management and Metrics
Lyle Nevels, Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology & CIO, Sponsor Informational Technology Initiative, Sponsor IT Productivity Suite Project, Sponsor IT Governance Project
John Wilton, Vice Chancellor, Administration and Finance, Sponsor Organizational Simplification Initiative, Sponsor Campus Shared Services, Executive Sponsor Transformation Support Services Project
Jennifer Wolch, Dean, College of Environmental Design, Sponsor Energy Management Initiative, Sponsor Energy Management Project
Paul Wright, Director, CITRIS, Sponsor Informational Technology Initiative, Sponsor IT Governance Project
