Dan Guerrero Position: Director of Athletics Institution: UCLA

On April 25, 2002, former UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale announced that Daniel G. Guerrero had been named UCLA's eighth Director of Athletics.

Guerrero, one of the most respected and talented administrators in intercollegiate athletics, has rapidly placed his mark on the program as the director of athletics at UCLA. He is currently serving as the chair of the NCAA's Division I Men's Basketball Academic Enhancement Group. He is also a member of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. In June, he was selected 2007 NACDA Division I West Region Athletic Director of the Year.

Over the past five years, Guerrero has earned numerous honors, including Dan Guerro Day, which was named by the Los Angeles City Council on September 10, 2002. Guerrero was also named one of the nation's Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine (October 2004) and the May 5, 2003 issue of Sports Illustrated listed him #28 among the 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports. He was one of 28 people whose photo was featured on that issue's cover.

Guerrero came to UCLA from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI's fifth permanent Director of Athletics for 10 years (1992-2002). Prior to arriving at UC Irvine, Dan came from Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he led that program to national prominence while serving as Athletic Director for five years (1988-92).

Guerrero, 55, received his bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1974 and played second base in the Bruin baseball program for four years. The Bruin Athletics Director earned a Master's degree in Public Administration in 1982 from Cal State Dominguez Hills and was named to the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society for Public Affairs and Public Policy that same year.

Guerrero, born on November 10, 1951 in Tucson, AZ, was raised in Wilmington, CA. He is married to the former Anne Marie Aniello and they have two grown daughters: Jenna and Katie.