Maximilian Auffhammer
Professor of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Political Economy
Professor Maximilian Auffhammer is the Avice M. Saint Professor with a joint appointment in ARE and Political Economy. He served as the chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate (2023-24) and vice chair (2022-23) during two exceptionally challenging years for the campus. There was the graduate student strike, a chancellor search, and the unrest following the major attacks in the middle east. Previously, Professor Auffhammer had served as member, vice chair, and chair of the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) and started its merger with the Undergraduate Council, which he co-chaired. His contributions to campus shared governance go far beyond formal Academic Senate service. Professor Auffhammer co-chaired the Reducing Bureaucratic Burden Task Force, built the largest and most highly rated Berkeley Regional Services Organization (SHARE), spearheaded the creation of the Global Studies major and Master of Arts program and the Master of Computational Social Sciences Program, and was awarded the campus distinguished teaching award.
J. Miguel Villas-Boas
Professor of Business
Professor Miguel Villas-Boas is the J. Gary Shansby Professor of Marketing Strategy in the Haas School of Business and has provided more than two decades of dedicated service to the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate and the campus more broadly. He served on the Committees on Academic Planning and Resource Allocation (chair 2023-25; vice chair 2022-23), Research (2000-2009; 2014-15; chair 2007-09), Budget and Interdepartmental Relations (2018-2021), and Divisional Council (2006-2008; 2023-25). In every role, Professor Villas-Boas brings clarity, calm judgment, and a deep commitment to the university’s mission. As CAPRA Chair, he secured an additional annual $2M allotment to the library and advocated for the largest allocation of faculty FTE in the past 10+ years. Beyond his Senate service, he strengthened the campus through his leadership and worked on various task forces and search committees. Within Haas, he has chaired the Marketing Group, directed the Ph.D. Program, and mentored students with exceptional generosity.