Chameau became president of Caltech on 1 September 2006, succeeding David Baltimore who served nearly nine years in the post.
tʃˈeɪmaʊ bɪkˌeɪm pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv kˈɔltɛk ˌɔn wˈʌn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, səksˈiːdɪŋ dˈeɪvɪd bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ hˌuː sˈɜːvd nˌɪɹli nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz ɪnðə pˈoʊst.