Prominent Phoenix attorney, community leader and host of KAET's Horizonte José A. Cárdenas has been named senior vice president and general counsel of ASU.

Prominent Phoenix attorney and community leader José A. Cárdenas has been named senior vice president and general counsel of ASU, effective Jan. 1.

ASU President Michael M. Crow made the announcement Nov. 13. The appointment is subject to approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Cárdenas is chairman of the law firm of Lewis and Roca and a partner in its commercial litigation practice group. His many community affiliations include serving as a board member or trustee of Greater Phoenix Leadership, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Chicanos Por La Causa, and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.

He currently chairs the board of directors of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). Cárdenas is also a member of the ASU Minority Advisory Council and is host of Horizonte, KAET television’s public affairs program that explores Arizona issues through a Hispanic lens.

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