Regent Sures & Los Alamos Management

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer at UC-Berkeley
from the 2023 film "Oppenheimer" (above and below)

As recently highlighted by the movie "Oppenheimer," UC has played a role in managing Los Alamos going back to the Manhattan Project of World War II and Berkeley professor J. Robert Oppenheimer's position as the project's research director.

From a recent Los Alamos news release:

Triad announces Jay Sures as new chair of the board

Sures will assume the chairmanship effective Jan. 1 and remains on the University of California Board of Regents where he serves on the National Laboratories Committee Triad National Security LLC, the management and operating contractor of Los Alamos National Laboratory, announces Jay Sures as its new chair of the board. Sures has served on the University of California Board of Regents since 2019, where he is chair of the Compliance and Audit Committee, and Vice Chair of the Health Services Committee. Sures is also the chair of Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC Board of Governors.

“We are grateful to have Jay at the helm of the Triad Board,” said Thom Mason, president and CEO of Triad, as well as director of Los Alamos National Lab. “He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from his career as a business executive, as a UC Regent and his leadership at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He is a strong supporter of the Laboratory’s national security mission and a proven leader. We look forward to working with him as the board chair.” ...

Full news release at https://discover.lanl.gov/news/1214-jay-sures/.