Anja Paardekooper, Drs

Anja Paardekooper, Drs., is Chief Financial Officer and Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration and for the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA. She provides strategic financial and operational leadership for one of the nation’s leading academic medical institutions, stewarding DGSOM’s resources in alignment with its clinical, research, education, and community missions.

Since joining UCLA in 2016, Ms. Paardekooper has advanced financial strategy, administrative infrastructure, and institutional decision-making across DGSOM, supporting long-term fiscal sustainability and operational effectiveness.

Previously, she held executive leadership roles at UCSF from 2002 to 2016, including Associate Dean for Financial Affairs for the School of Medicine and Vice Dean for Finance, Administration and Clinical Programs. Earlier in her career, she worked in corporate consulting in Europe and the United States.

Ms. Paardekooper is nationally recognized for her leadership in medical school finance and administration. She is a regular speaker at professional meetings of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), has co-authored publications, and has led several AAMC task forces and committees focused on business affairs and institutional leadership.

From 2022 to 2024, Ms. Paardekooper served in successive national leadership roles as Chair-Elect, Chair, and Immediate Past Chair of the AAMC Group on Business Affairs (GBA). She earned a Doctorandus (Drs.) degree from Utrecht University in the Netherlands.