Michael V. Drake

Michael Drake
Drake in 2018
21st President of the University of California
Incumbent
Assumed office August 1, 2020
Preceded by	Janet Napolitano
15th President of the Ohio State University
In office June 30, 2014 – June 30, 2020
Preceded by	Joseph A. Alutto
Succeeded by	Kristina M. Johnson
5th Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine
In office July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2014
Preceded by	Ralph J. Cicerone
Succeeded by	Howard Gillman
Personal details
Born	Michael Vincent Drake (1950-07-09) July 9, 1950 (age 73) New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Brenda Drake
Education	Sacramento City College Stanford University (BA) University of California, San Francisco (MD)

Michael Vincent Drake (born July 9, 1950)^[1] is an American university administrator and physician who is the 21st president of the University of California. Earlier, from 2014 to June 2020, he was the 15th president of The Ohio State University. He was the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine from 2005 to 2014, and has also served as vice president for health affairs for the University of California system. He is the first African American to head the University of California.