Richard Katzman, MPA, is a highly experienced higher education executive. Among other positions he has served as Budget Manager, University of Arizona; Manager of Strategic Planning, University of California, Irvine, CA; VP Academic Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; and EVP/COO, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He serves as Fellow of the Center for Higher Education Mergers and Acquisitions at The Foundation for Research and Education Excellence. He is co-author of 'Critical Competencies for Leading Major Institutional Restructuring in Higher Education (aka Big Scary Change) (TIAA, 2023) and a contributor to the forthcoming 'Leading Mergers and Institutional Restructuring in Higher Education' (JHU Press, 2024)