Mike Wintemute has served as Vice Chancellor for Marketing & Communications since 2020, having joined TSUS 10 years earlier as a member of the system's governmental relations team. As chief marketing and communications officer, Wintemute manages the reputation and image of TSUS and provides strategic communications support to the system's executive team and institution leaders. He also serves as Executive Director of the TSUS Foundation, a non-profit corporation that provides private financial support to the system and its member institutions.
Prior to joining TSUS, Wintemute served as Communications Director for Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. A California native, Wintemute served in several appointed positions in the administration of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He previously worked as Press Secretary for the California Republican Party and as a communications consultant in the California State Assembly, serving under four consecutive Republican leaders.
Wintemute began his career as a broadcast news reporter in Northern California covering state and local government, the courts, and breaking news. Wintemute earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunications from California State University, Fresno, a master's degree in Communication Studies from California State University, Sacramento, and a Ph.D. in Media & Communication from Texas Tech University.