Kimberly Freeman

Growing up in mid-city Los Angeles as the youngest member of a family of eight, Kimberly Freeman was a product of voluntary busing at her local public school.

Her parents were involved in their children’s education and her mother in particular — a preschool teacher — was determined that all of her children would have access to the best education programs the city had to offer. This determination meant that Freeman frequently switched schools. She credits her mother’s deliberate choices with giving her a rounded understanding and thirst for excellence.

She attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated from its difficult industrial engineering program before working for a California Public Utility. She later went on to receive a master’s in public policy from USC and an MBA and Ph.D. in education from UCLA.

She has worked as an education consultant and as Dean at both USC and UCLA, where her focus was on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity.

Dr. Freeman currently serves as Assistant Dean for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.