Dr. Kang serves as CHRO at UCLA Health, where he leads enterprisewide human resources strategy across talent acquisition, workforce planning, compensation, employee and labor relations, and organizational development. He was appointed to the role in July 2025. He is responsible for aligning people strategy with the organization’s mission to advance patient care, research and education across one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. Dr. Kang joined UCLA Health more than eight years ago and most recently served as senior director of human resources, where he led major organizational change initiatives to strengthen operational effectiveness. He implemented the HR business partner model, guided post-integration strategy for West Valley Hospital in West Hills, Calif. and oversaw compensation strategy to support equitable and competitive pay structures.
