Robert DuWors comes to UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Cancer Center and Research Institute, where he served as associate director of administration and finance for five years. Prior to that, DuWors worked for 11 years as a management services officer in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

DuWors is the only non-academic member of JCCC policy-making and management team. His responsibilities encompass financial management, personnel management, systems development, organization planning, space and facilities management, program planning and development and capital improvements. He oversees a budget of $40 million.

As deputy director for administration and finance, DuWors serves on JCCC's eight-member Director's Council and is a member of the Director's Administrative Review Committee.

DuWors holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Public Administration from the University of San Francisco.