Chancellor

As Chancellor, Dr. Bradley Davis oversees the West Valley-Mission Community College District, which encompasses both West Valley College in Saratoga and Mission College in Santa Clara. Davis serves more than 16,000 students, partners with more than 1,400 employees represented by four labor unions, manages the District’s basic-aid financing structure and $225 million annual budget, and oversees the District’s $1 billion in construction bonds.

Now in his sixth year as Chancellor, Davis brings with him more than 25 years of senior administrative experience in public higher education.

Under his leadership, the district has waived tuition and enrollment fees for residents and waived parking, health services, and childcare costs for students at the two colleges. He has ensured that the district is 50% Law compliant, maintains one of the strongest full-time faculty ratios, and secured clean external audit reports each year. 

Davis has also been a leader in creating professional development partnerships for classified employees with San Jose State University and developed a leadership academy for rising administrators. Additionally, he brought the College of Adaptive Arts, an equitable college experience for adults with disabilities, to the district, a first of its kind in the country.

During Davis’ tenure with the District, WVM successfully passed two facilities bond campaigns totaling more than $1 billion. Davis has also generated record-levels of philanthropic interest in the college, raising over $10 million in grants and $7 million in private gifts including $3.9 million. In all, chancellor Davis stewarded the construction of 14 new or renovated buildings across the district.

Prior to being selected as chancellor, Davis served as president of West Valley College for seven years. Before leading West Valley College, Davis served as Associate Vice Chancellor at the District. He set the strategy for the district's advancement, public communication, and human resources operations.

Davis joined the District in 2009, previously serving for 10 years in a variety of leadership positions at San Jose State University, including as the AAVP for Faculty Affairs and as the university's Director of Equal Opportunity.

Davis is a frequently invited presenter on a wide variety of topics for public and state agencies. He taught for years in the Higher Education Leadership graduate program at Santa Clara University and is an adjunct faculty member at San Jose State University.

Davis holds a juris doctorate from Syracuse University's College of Law and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Gannon University. He lives in Foster City with his wife Angie. They are the proud parents of son Gavin, a junior political science major at UCSD, and daughter Lauren a freshman economics major at UC Berkeley.