Juan Sánchez Muñoz (born 1967) is the fourth chancellor of the University of California, Merced. He is the school's first Latino/Hispanic chancellor. Previously, he served as president of the University of Houston - Downtown.
Sánchez Muñoz is the son of farm workers, and a California native.
Sánchez Muñoz serves on the boards of directors for a variety of community and nonprofit organizations, including Excelencia in Education, the Gallo Center for the Arts, the Bay Area Council, and the Yosemite Conservancy. He has served on the California Governors Council for Post-Secondary Education, on the Fresno K-16 Collaborative, which aims to increase the number of undergraduate/graduate degrees earned by residents in the Greater Fresno area.
Muñoz served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves, and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.
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