Kim A. Wilcox

Kim A. Wilcox
9th Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside
Assumed office
August 2013 (2013-08)
Preceded byTimothy P. White
Personal details
Born (1954-05-05) May 5, 1954
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.
SpouseDiane Del Buono
EducationMichigan State University (BS)
Purdue University (MS, PhD)
WebsiteChancellor Kim A. Wilcox
Academic background
ThesisIdentification and discrimination of normal and defective /s/ by /s/-misarticulating and normal children (1980)
Doctoral advisorMacalyne Fristoe
Academic work
DisciplineSpeech and Hearing Science
Sub-disciplineCommunicative Disorders
Institutions

Kim A. Wilcox (born May 5, 1954) is an American academic administrator who is the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. He was appointed on August 8, 2013, and began the position on August 19, 2013. He was previously at Michigan State University where he served for eight years as provost, executive vice president and professor of communicative sciences and disorders.

At Michigan State University, Wilcox was responsible for a major institutional restructuring that added 100 new faculty positions and expanded the university's two medical colleges.

Wilcox served as the president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents from 1999 to 2002, overseeing a major reorganization of education in the State of Kansas.

In September 2024, Wilcox announced his decision to retire as chancellor of UC Riverside in the summer of 2025.