Leroy M. Morishita

Leroy M. Morishita joined the Commission in 2007. He was appointed President at California State University, East Bay in 2012 after serving in that role on an interim basis for one year. From 2002-1011, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Administration & Finance at San Francisco State University. His career with San Francisco State University spanned two decades in a variety of positions including the areas of budget, finance, human resources, risk management, enrollment management, information technology, capital planning, facilities, housing, and audit. Morishita has participated extensively in CSU system and S.F. State committees and task forces. His board memberships include Chair of the California State University Risk Management Authority Executive Committee; the San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association; Asian Community Mental Health Services; and Japanese American Citizens League Health Benefits Administrators. Morishita holds an Ed.D. in Administration, Planning and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education; a M.S. in Counseling from San Francisco State University; and an A.B. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.