Wilcox, Kim A.

Kim A. Wilcox (born May 5, 1954) is an American academic administrator, who served as the 9th chancellor of the University of California, Riverside from August 2013 to July 2025. He was previously at Michigan State University where he served for eight years as provost, executive vice president and professor of communicative sciences and disorders. At Michigan State University, Wilcox was responsible for a major institutional restructuring that added 100 new faculty positions and expanded the university's two medical colleges. Wilcox served as the president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents from 1999 to 2002, overseeing a major reorganization of education in the State of Kansas. In September 2024, Wilcox announced his decision to retire as chancellor of UC Riverside in the summer of 2025.