
Cheng Yu Hou is a seasoned human resources executive who has served in a variety of roles including chief human resources officer, vice chancellor, chief diversity officer, and chief labor negotiator in higher education, public, private and non-profit sectors. He has extensive legal, HR, and policy experience in non-profits and the federal government. In particular, he has worked in various capacities for the AARP Foundation; Human Rights Watch; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; U.S. Departments of Justice, Transportation, and the Interior (National Park Service); U.S. Commissions on Civil Rights and International Religious Freedom; and the U.S. Federal Courts.
Cheng Yu earned a BA with a quintuple major from the University of California, San Diego, and a JD from the University of Cincinnati. He has extensive teaching experience in the fields of human resources and law. His publications have appeared in various law journals and reviews and have been translated internationally with the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) government.