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The head of financial planning and analysis at the University of California-Berkeley has been named the vice chancellor for finance and administration at UW-Madison.

Laurent Heller will be coming to campus August 15, taking over for interim vice chancellor Michael Lehman, who has served in that capacity since March, when Darrell Bazzell retired.

"I am deeply honored to have this opportunity to contribute to what is obviously a special community of dedicated faculty, staff and students at UW-Madison. "I look forward to working with the community to advance the Wisconsin Idea in the years ahead."

Heller is originally from Lawrence, Kansas. He attended UC-Berkeley and earned a bachelor's degree in economics.

He began his career at Harvard in technolgoy and finance roles for the Civil Rights Project.

As assistant vice chancellor for financial planning and analysis in California, he directs a $2.5 billion operating budget and also directs and coordinates the Campus Budget Office.