Dr. Adela de la Torre became the 9th president of San Diego State University in 2018, following a distinguished career of more than three decades as an accomplished economist, public-health researcher and higher-education leader in both California and Arizona. She is the first Chicana and first woman to serve as the president of the university. This followed a distinguished career within the California State University system and at both the University of Arizona and the University of California, Davis. President de la Torre brought to SDSU a global perspective and a mission of building on the university’s unique leadership role in bridging the San Diego region’s and world’s diverse communities. In late 2020, she launched a 5-year strategic plan to grow the multi-location university’s research enterprise and global presence and impact, while enhancing access and expanding academic programs. President de la Torre’s student-centric strategy focuses on driving student opportunity and success through university growth and resiliency, while emphasizing equity, access, sustainability and community engagement. By early 2024, the university marked 75 percent completion of activities and success metrics contained in the plan.Under President de la Torre’s leadership, the university has set new records in enrollment, athletic competitiveness, philanthropic giving, external funding of research, and national rankings. Student access, success and social mobility have soared, while nearly eliminating achievement gaps for underrepresented, first-generation and financially disadvantaged students.Learn more at https://president.sdsu.edu