Board of Advisors
UCLA Fielding's Board of Advisors is comprised of recognized community leaders who understand the importance of public health education.
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Board of Advisors is comprised of recognized community leaders who understand the importance of public health education, have a commitment to the field of public health, and who devote their time and energy to advance the strategic initiatives of the school.
Lawrence Platt
Board Chair
Larry Platt is a businessman, a lawyer and an expert in health system governance, strategic planning, executive succession planning, and philanthropic fundraising...
Russ Faucett
Board Vice Chair
Russ Faucett, now retired, was President of Barrington Wilshire LLC and General Partner of Barrington Partners LP, investment companies that specialized in investing...
Arthur M. Southam
Membership Committee Chair
Arthur M. Southam, MD, is executive vice president of health plan operations and chief growth officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc...
Jean Balgrosky
Dr. Jean Balgrosky’s career in health information systems and technology leadership and entrepreneurship spans 30 years as a chief information officer (CIO) in health care at...
Lisa Caplan
Lisa leads Accenture’s Technology Strategy & Advisory practice for Health and Public Services for the Americas and is based in Los Angeles...
Eric Esrailian
Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH ‘05 is chief of the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases and director of the Melvin and Bren Simon Digestive Diseases Center...
Jonathan E. Fielding
Jonathan Fielding is a Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and of Pediatrics in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at UCLA...
Karin Fielding
Karin Fielding is a public health advocate and especially active on the issues of climate change and maternal and child health. In addition to serving on the UCLA Fielding...
Seth Freeman
Seth Freeman is a writer and producer of television, a playwright, and a journalist. He produced the long-running newspaper drama, Lou Grant, and created the series, Lincoln Heights....
Thomas D. Gordon
Thomas D. Gordon is the Chairman of the Board of the DSL Construction Corporation and a co-trustee of the Don Levin Trust...
Jennifer Heenan
Jennifer Heenan is a consultant in Spencer Stuart’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Healthcare Practice. She has...
Sachin Jain
Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA is CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest...
Lara Khouri
Lara Khouri is President and Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, responsible for overseeing operational performance across the CHLA enterprise.....
Cary J. Lefton
Cary J. Lefton is Chief Executive Officer of Agora Realty & Management, which he founded in 1986...
Jill Martin
Jill Martin is the executive vice president of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network, a clinically...
Ozzie Martinez
Ozzie Martinez is a seasoned health care executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership...
Leslie Michelson
Leslie D. Michelson is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Private Health Management, a unique, patient-focused company that has helped hundreds of private individuals...
Paul Viviano
Paul S. Viviano is a healthcare leader and a prominent national voice advocating for child health...