UC policy for salary and appointments of senior management group (SMG) positions requires that compensation be reviewed and approved by the regents. Salary and appointments of non-SMG, non-academic employees whose total compensation is higher than $218,000 and whose actions are approved by campuses or other UC locations must be reported to the regents in the next bi-monthly report following approval of the action.
The following appointments and compensation were approved by the UC Board of Regents today (March 17):
San Diego and Los Angeles campuses
This item affects three Assistant/Associate Vice Chancellor positions which currently are classified in the Senior Management Group (SMG). A systemwide review determined comparable positions at other campuses are classified in the Management and Senior Professional (MSP) program and are governed by the MSP policies. In order to achieve consistency, the following three incumbents and their positions were proposed for reclassification from SMG to MSP:
- Lubbe Levin, Associate Vice Chancellor-Campus Human Resources, UCLA
- Donald Larson, Assistant Vice Chancellor-Business and Financial Services, UC San Diego
- Maxwell Boone Hellmann, Associate Vice Chancellor-Facilities Design and Construction, UC San Diego
Concurrent with this action, Levin's, Larson's and Hellmann's Senior Management Supplemental Benefit contributions will terminate. As an exception to policy, Senior Manager Life Insurance and Executive Salary Continuation for Disability coverage will continue for a period not to exceed five years or until an incumbent steps down from their current position, whichever come first.
Questions may be directed to UCLA Public Affairs (310-825-2585) or UC San Diego Public Affairs (858-534-3120).
San Diego Campus
Suresh Subramani, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
The campus requested approval of the interim re-slotting, appointment and compensation for Suresh Subramani as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (SVCAA) at the San Diego campus. This request was in response to the campus' need for multi-year strategic planning as the campus prepares for the anticipated significant budget reduction. While Subramani has been serving admirably in the Acting SVCAA role, the magnitude of the budgetary response will require substantial programmatic changes over several years that would be difficult for someone in an acting capacity to enact.
Based on the search experience, the market value of the position, internal comparisons, and Subramani's qualifications, the campus requested continued approval of an annual base salary of $350,000 — Subramani's current annual base salary. The proposed salary is 9.2 percent below the midpoint of SLCG 112 (minimum $298,900, midpoint $385,300, maximum $471,500) and 5.8 percent below the market median of $371,623. Several of the deans that report to this position earn salaries ranging from $326,100 to $342,800.
This position is funded 100 percent by state funds.
Questions may be directed to UCSD Public Affairs; phone: (858) 534-3120 or (858) 534-5952.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Donald J. DePaolo, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environmental Sciences
Approval was requested for the appointment and total compensation for Donald J. DePaolo as Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
Reporting to the Laboratory Director, the Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environmental Sciences, is charged with: coordinating across organizational lines at the laboratory in spearheading new, large-scale scientific initiatives; assisting the Laboratory Director and Deputy Director in strategic planning exercises; serving as an exemplar of the laboratory's culture of excellence in safety and in science; facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration within the laboratory and across the broader research community; helping to raise the public profile of Berkeley Lab and the Department of Energy's National Laboratory system; and representing the laboratory before senior program officials in the Department of Energy's Office of Science. The Associate Laboratory Director will work collaboratively with other Associate Laboratory Directors, Deputy Laboratory Director, Laboratory Director and staff to accomplish these missions.
Associate Laboratory Directors are appointed by the Laboratory Director typically from among the scientific division directors and large facility directors, and retain all divisional leadership responsibilities while assuming this additional senior leadership position. Selection to this position was based on the incumbent's experience and reputation at the laboratory and across the Department of Energy community; demonstrated excellence in pioneering science; and for experience and future promise in managing large-scale initiatives aligned with the strategic vision of Berkeley Lab.
The requested total cash compensation of $334,000 (LBNL Job Code 198.3, Salary Grade N17: minimum $272,280, midpoint $349,812, maximum $427,344) is comprised of $330,000 annual base salary and a $4,000 annual stipend paid by the University of California, Berkeley as director of the Center for Isotope Geochemistry. This amount reflects a 4.96 percent increase to his current total annualized compensation of $318,220.
Salaries of all UC employees at the laboratory are paid from funds derived from the federal Department of Energy contract. The $4,000 annual stipend paid by UC Berkeley is from state funds.
Paul Alivisatos, Laboratory Director
A merit increase of 3.2 percent was requested for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Director, A. Paul Alivisatos. This request was based on Dr. Alivisatos' outstanding performance in the role of Director. The proposed merit increase is within the 4.0 percent budget allocation for salaries approved by the Department of Energy for federal fiscal year 2011. The merit increase plus the base salary of $417,155 results in a total annual base salary of $430,504. Director Alivisatos will continue to be slotted in SLCG Grade 112 (minimum $298,900, midpoint $385,300, maximum $471,500).
As provided under the university's management and operating contract with the Department of Energy (DOE), the source of funds for payment of this compensation item is DOE funds. Any compensation amount approved by the regents that is over the compensation amount approved by DOE will be paid from the fee earned under the university's management and operating contract.
Questions may be directed to Jeff Miller, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Communications: (510) 486-6601.
Interim actions
Some appointments and compensation are approved by the chair of the Committee on Compensation and the UC President as interim actions, which arise between meetings and must be dealt with more quickly for a variety of reasons. They come to the board as informational items; the actions presented most recently to the board as informational items are posted at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/mar11/interim.pdf.