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Our Advisors

The Depression Grand Challenge is grateful to receive advising from our:

Leadership Council & Other Advisors

The Depression Grand Challenge Leadership Council includes campus leaders and members from outside the university.

UCLA Leaders

Darnell Hunt

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Steve Dubinett

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Eric Esrailian

Monroe Gorden, a Black man with short hair and a mustache, smiles for a portrait.

Monroe Gorden

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Helena Hansen

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Darnell Hunt

Tracy Johnson, a Black woman with a pixie cut, blouse and jacket smiles for a portrait.

Tracy Johnson


John Mazziotta, a man with light skin and silver hair, smiles in a suit.

John Mazziotta

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Arash Naeim

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Rhea Turteltaub

Roger Wakimoto, an East Asian man with silver hair, smiles in front of a bookcase.

Roger Wakimoto

Larry Zipursky, a man with light skin and dark hair, smiles.


Larry Zipursky

External Advisors

Garen Staglin, a man with light skin and silver hair, smiles for a headshot.

Garen Staglin

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Niccolo de Masi

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Kenneth Drazan

Laurie Gordon, a woman with light skin and shoulder-length straight blonde hair, smiles.

Laurie Gordon

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Judy Levin

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William Levin

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Gail Lieberfarb

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Warren Lieberfarb

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Dave Morin

Stewart Resnick, a man with light skin, silver hair, and glasses smiles.

Stewart Resnick

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Robina Riccitiello

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Nancy Rubin

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Rick Runkel

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Shari Staglin

Sandor Valner, a man with silver hair and beard.

Sandor Valner

Social Justice Advisory Committee

Jeanne Miranda, a woman with cropped silver hair and a colorful shirt, smiles.

Jeanne Miranda

Denise Chavira

Nicole Green, a Black woman, smiles broadly.

Nicole Green

Stan Huey

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Isabelle Lanser

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Anna Lau

Internal Stakeholder Committees

Student Affairs Stakeholder Committee

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Monroe Gorden

Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Suzanne Seplow, a woman with olive skin and gray and brown curly hair, smiles for a portrait.

Suzanne Seplow

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Development

Nicole Green, a Black woman, smiles broadly.

Nicole Green

Director, Counseling and Psychological Services

Health Sciences Stakeholder Committee

John Mazziotta, a man with light skin and silver hair, smiles in a suit.

John Mazziotta

Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences
CEO, UCLA Health

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Steve Dubinett

Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine
 

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Arash Naeim

Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Research, UCLA Health
Co-Director, CTSI

Tracy Johnson, a Black woman with a pixie cut, blouse and jacket smiles for a portrait.

Tracy Johnson 

Dean, Life Sciences Division of College
 

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Helena Hansen

Interim Director, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

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Johnese Spisso

President, UCLA Health
CEO, UCLA Hospital System

Larry Zipursky, a man with light skin and dark hair, smiles.

Larry Zipursky

Chair, Neuroscience Theme