Sangita Pawar is the Vice President of Operations at Research, Innovation and Impact. Dr. Pawar has extensive operational and leadershiexperience. She has a successful track record of driving organizational and cultural transformation in historically conservative educational and clinical settings. She has a PhD in Molecular Cellular Biology/Cancer Biology, a MSc in Microbiology, and a MBA with expertise in basic research, administration, and management. Prior to her current position, she was the Assistant Vice President for Research at the Division of Agriculture, Life Veterinary Sciences Cooperative Extension and Assistant Dean, Research for the College of Agriculture Life Sciences since 2014. Before that she directed the UA College of Medicine Research Office for six years where she developed the basic and clinical research infrastructure.