
INTERIM POLICY ON OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES FOR UNIVERSITY OFFICERS AND DESIGNATED STAFF
Approved January 2007
(1) This interim policy shall apply to all University
employees who are membersof the Senior Management Group
or who are Designated Officers of the University, hereafter
referred to as “Designated Employees”.
(2) Service on a for-profit board that is not an entity
of the University ofCalifornia, for which the Designated
Employee receives compensation and for which the Designated
Employee has governance responsibilities, herein afterreferred
to as the Designated Board, shall not exceed three such
Designated Boards unless approved in advance and in writing
by the Chair of theCompensation Committee of The Regents
and the President.
(3) Any such service on any Board including Designated
Board(s) shall not negatively impact any employee’s,
including any Designated Employee’s,ability to
perform their duties and responsibilities, nor result
in any potential conflict of interest, related to their
University of California position(s).
(4) The time required by the Designated Employee to perform their obligations
on a Designated Board(s) shall occur during non-University
business hours or the Designated Employee shall utilize
their vacation hours.
(5) All Designated Employees shall obtain prior written approval to serve
on any Board, including Designated Board(s), from their
immediate supervisor.
(6 )Board Service in Excess of Three:
A. For those Designated Employees who currently serve
on more than three Designated Boards, those individuals
shall notify The President of the University of such
service and the Designated Boards upon which they serve,
and shall divest themselves of those Designated Boards
in excess of three such Designated Boards by December
31, 2007.
B. A Designated Employee who currently exceeds the limit setforth in paragraph
2 above and who desires to continue to exceed this limit
after December 31, 2007, shall obtain prior approval
from the Chair of the Compensation Committee of The
Regents and the President prior to December 31, 2007
for such additional Designated Board service. Consideration
shallbe given to the circumstances surrounding the undertaking
ofservice on any Designated Board in excess of three
in determining the ability of the Designated Employee
to continuesuch service.