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Term as Regent:
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Committee Advisory Memberships
(2009-10):
Finance
Investments
Long Range Planning
Address:
Office of the Secretary & Chief of Staff to The Regents
1111 Franklin Street, 12th floor
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 987-9220 |
Darek DeFreece is Managing Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., leading a team of lawyers in support of the bank's international businesses. He received his A.B. degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from Boston College Law School. DeFreece has focused his legal career on financial services including OTC derivatives, investment management and international law.
DeFreece is a member of the Financial Markets Lawyers Group. The FMLG advises on legal issues relevant to over-the-counter foreign exchange and other financial markets and is comprised of lawyers who support foreign exchange and other financial markets trading in leading worldwide financial institutions. The FMLG is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
DeFreece is the Immediate Past-President of the California Alumni Association, representing the 430,000 living alumni of UC Berkeley. Under DeFreece's presidency, CAA launched its new strategic plan with increased emphasis on alumni engagement, scholarship and advocacy, all in support of the University. Mr. DeFreece also serves as a Trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation and as a National Advisory Counsel member for the Institute of Governmental Studies.
He serves as Regent-Designate and Treasurer of the Alumni Associations of UC (AAUC) for a one-year term commencing July 1, 2009.
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