Jad Zeitouni
STUDENT REGENT
Mr. Jad Zeitouni of Lubbock, Texas, was appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to serve the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents as the Student Regent for a one-year term, expiring May 31, 2025. He is the 19th student to serve on the board and is the seventh to represent Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).
As a Student Regent, Zeitouni serves on the Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee.
Zeitouni is a student at TTUHSC where he is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine degree from the School of Medicine and studying public health in the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health.
He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Texas Tech University (TTU) Jerry S. Rawls College of Business in 2021. He also received the “Highest Honors” designation from the TTU Honors College. Zeitouni, a Lubbock native, is an alumnus of Lubbock-Cooper High School.
Throughout his higher education journey, Zeitouni has been heavily involved in several programs, including the Physicians for Human Rights Advisory Board; the American Medical Association (AMA) Medical Student Committee on Global and Public Health; and the TTUHSC School of Medicine Student Affairs Committee. He was selected as an editorial fellow for the AMA Journal of Ethics, where he developed a themed issue about the role of private equity and health care to be published in May 2025. Zeitouni is also co-leading the TTUHSC School of Medicine Independent Student Analysis Subcommittee for accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
Zeitouni has co-authored eight publications and three published abstracts surrounding various health and medical topics. He serves as co-founder and co-director of the TTU System Health Policy Think Tank.
His first experience at the U.S. Capitol was as an intern in the House of Representatives, where he assisted in researching health care policy and strategy, as well as foreign policy research. Zeitouni also served as an intern in the United Nations Information Center where he researched global health policy, U.S. health policy and World Health Organization policies; reported on congressional hearings; and led think tanks, among other duties.