Joseph I. Castro

Joseph I. Castro
Joseph I. Castro
	Castro in 2022
8th Chancellor of the; California State University
	In office; 2021–2022
Preceded by	Timothy P. White
Succeeded by	Steve Relyea (acting); Jolene Koester
9th President of the; California State University, Fresno
	In office; 2013–2020
Preceded by	John Welty
Succeeded by	Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval
Personal details
Born	Joseph Isaac Castro; November 21, 1966; Hanford, California, U.S.
Died	August 24, 2025 (aged 58); Orange, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (BA, MPP); Stanford University (PhD);
Website	Dr. Joseph I. Castro
Academic background
Thesis	Presidential optimism and leadership (1998)
Doctoral advisor	James G. March
Academic work
Discipline	Higher education
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Davis; University of California, Merced; University of California, San Francisco; California State University;

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Joseph Isaac Castro (November 21, 1966 – August 24, 2025) was an American academic who was the eighth chancellor of the California State University. Before that, Castro was the eighth president of California State University, Fresno, and the first California native and first Mexican-American to hold the position. In 2016, he received the Ohtli Award from the Mexican government. He resigned in 2022 as CSU chancellor after accusations of mishandling sexual harassment claims against a fellow administrator.