Julio Frenk | |
|---|---|
 Frenk in April 2005 | |
| 6th President of the University of Miami | |
| In office August 16, 2015 – June 12, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Donna Shalala |
| 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 and 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 physician and sociologist who served the sixth president of the University of Miami from 2015 to 2024.
After receiving an undergraduate medical degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1979, he attended the University of Michigan and graduated with two master's degrees and a PhD degree in 1983. After that, he became a public servant at the Ministry of Health of Mexico and served as Secretary of Health of Mexico from 2002 to 2006. He served as dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health from 2009 to 2015.
From 2019 to 2024, he served as the sixth president of the University of Miami, where he also served as a professor of public health science at the Miller School of Medicine, a professor of health sector management at Herbert Business School, and a professor of sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences.
On June 12, 2024, the University of California, Los Angeles announced that, effective January 1, 2025, Frenk would become the 7th chancellor of the university.[1][2] The same day, the University of Miami simultaneously announced Frenk was being replaced "effective immediately" by the university's chief executive officer, Joe Echevarria, who became acting president of the university.[3]
- ^ "Julio Frenk to take helm of UCLA, nation's No. 1–ranked public university, as its 7th chancellor". UCLA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Julio Frenk named first Latino chancellor of UCLA", University of California, June 12, 2024
- ^ "Announcement regarding President Julio Frenk". messages.miami.edu. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.