Under the Articles of Incorporation, legal control and governance of Occidental College rests in a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. Four trustees are designated by the Alumni Association and serve a single term of four years each; the remainder are elected at large and serve renewable four-year terms. The Board exercises general oversight of the College, determines its fundamental policies, supervises its finances, and appoints the president and vice presidents of the College.
| Dennis A. Collins P'94, Chair President and CEO (retired), The James Irvine Foundation; Sonoma | | John R. Farmer P'98, Vice Chair Senior director, Goldman Sachs; Ross |
| Fred Hameetman '61, Vice Chair Chairman, American Group; Los Angeles | | Catherine A. Pepe, J.D. '64, Vice Chair Partner (retired), O'Melveny & Myers; Lompoc |
| David H. Roberts '67, Vice Chair | ||
| Michael P. Groener, Treasurer Vice president for business and administration, Occidental College Rozita Afar, Secretary Director, office of the president, Occidental College
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| David W. Berkus '62 P'95 President, Berkus Techonology Ventures, LLC; Arcadia | | Carl A. Botterud, J.D. '79 Attorney, Law Office of Carl A. Botterud; Pasadena |
| John G. Branca, J.D. '72 Partner, Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Luire, Stiffelman & Cook, LLP; Beverly Hills | | Eileen Anisgarten Brown '73 |
| Christopher C. Calkins, J.D. '67 | | Anne Cannon Enders '74 |
| Stephen Coll '80 | | Virginia Goss Cushman '55 |
| Alice Walker Duff, Ph.D. '69 | | Gloria Duffy, Ph.D. '75 |
| Ronald P. Estrada, D.D.S. '79 | | Irwin S. Field |
| Gary Steven Findley, J.D. '76 | | Allen B. Gresham, J.D. '53 |
| J. Eugene Grigsby III, Ph.D. '66 | | William M. Kahane '70GF |
| John Keister '89 | | Daniel Ian McKinnon '89 |
| Kristine A. Morris '76 | | John B. Power, J.D. '58 |
| Stephen D. Rountree '71 | | Susan P. Schroeder '84 |
| Catherine Young Selleck '55 | | Kenneth D. Sulzer, J.D. '82 |
| Christopher Varelas '85 | | S. Todd White, Ph.D. '59 |
Robert A. Skotheim, Ph.D.
President, Occidental College
Richard Leza, Jr. '90
Director, GWA Capital Partners, LLC
Richard C. Gilman, Ph.D.
President emeritus, Occidental College
Theodore R. Mitchell, Ph.D.
President emeritus, Occidental College
John Brooks Slaughter, Ph.D.
President emeritus, Occidental College
Ronald J. Arnault
President, RJA Consultants
Norman Barker, Jr.
Chairman (retired), First Interstate Bank of California
Harry W. Colmery, Jr.
Vice president, Capital Guardian Trust Company
Walter B. Gerken
Chairman and CEO (retired), Pacific Life Insurance Company
Stafford R. Grady, J.D.
Sullivan Group
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. '55
Chairman and CEO, the Leisure Group Inc.
John T. Knox, J.D.'49 P'84
Partner, Nossaman, Gunther, Knox & Elliott
Allen W. Mathies, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
President emeritus, Huntington Memorial Hospital
Charles D. Miller
Chairman and CEO (retired), Avery Dennison Corp.
Donn B. Miller, J.D.
President and CEO, Pearson-Sibert Oil Co. of Texas
Peter W. Mullin
Chairman and CEO, Mullin Consulting Inc.
Jack D. Samuelson '46 P'72 P'77
Partner, Samuelson Partners
Rosemary B. Simmons '53
Former councilmember, San Marino
Charles E. Young, Ph.D.
Chancellor emeritus, UCLA