Horace Mitchell

Horace Mitchell, joined the Commission in 2006 and served as Vice Chair from 2007-09. He became the fourth President of California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) in July 2004. In his leadership, Mitchell brings a vision to extend the excellence and diversity of the faculty and academic programs, enhance the quality of the student experience and strengthen community engagement. Prior to assuming the presidency at CSUB, he served as Vice Chancellor for Business and Administrative Services at the University of California, Berkeley (1995-2004), where he was awarded the Berkeley Citation and the title Vice Chancellor Emeritus. From 1978-1995, he served as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. Mitchell holds bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. His teaching and research interests include the areas of identity construction and multicultural psychology, and he currently serves on the ACE Commission on Effective Leadership.