Kevin Reed

As vice president and general counsel, Kevin Reed provides legal guidance and advice to all the university units, and every school and college. He is responsible for managing the university’s legal matters including academic freedom, intellectual property, equal protection in admissions, athletics compliance, research compliance, criminal law, and other litigation. Reed previously served as vice chancellor, legal affairs and associate general counsel at UCLA; general counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District; and as a litigator with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1989 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in 1986.