Julio Frenk
Julio Frenk | |
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Frenk in April 2005 | |
| 7th Chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gene Block Darnell Hunt (interim) |
| 6th President of the University of Miami | |
| In office August 16, 2015 – June 12, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Donna Shalala |
| Succeeded by | Joseph J. Echevarria |
| 17th Secretary of Health of Mexico | |
| In office December 1, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |
| President | Vicente Fox |
| Preceded by | José Antonio González Fernández |
| Succeeded by | José Ángel Córdova |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julio José Frenk Mora December 20, 1953 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Spouse | Felicia Knaul |
| Education | |
| Awards | Calderone Prize (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medical care organization; Sociology |
| Thesis | Social origin, professional socialization, and labor market dynamics: the determinants of career preferences among medical interns in Mexico (1983) |
Julio José Frenk Mora (born December 20, 1953) is a Mexican public health scholar and sociologist, currently serving as the 7th chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles since January 1, 2025.
Frenk graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983 with a Master of Public Health, a Master of Arts in sociology, and a joint PhD in medical care organization and sociology. After that, he became a public servant at the Ministry of Health of Mexico and served as the 17th Secretary of Health of Mexico from 2002 to 2006. He served as the 8th dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health from 2009 to 2015 and as the 6th president of the University of Miami from 2015 to 2024.