Leadership and Governance
The National Academy of Sciences is governed by a 17-member Council, which includes five officers and 12 councilors elected from among the Academy membership. Its staff is headed by the NAS Executive Director.
Officers |
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President |
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Vice President Diane Griffin Professor and Chair Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Term expires: June 30, 2021 |
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Home Secretary Susan Wessler Neil A. and Rochelle A. Campbell Presidential Chair for Innovation in Science Education Department of Botany and Plant Sciences University of California, Riverside Term expires: June 30, 2023 |
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Foreign Secretary John Hildebrand Regents Professor Department of Neuroscience College of Science University of Arizona Term expires: June 30, 2022 |
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Treasurer |
Councilors |
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Nancy C. Andrews Professor and Dean Emerita Duke University School of Medicine Term expires: June 30, 2023 |
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Ruth S. DeFries Professor Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Columbia University Term expires: June 30, 2023 |
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Joseph S. Francisco President's Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Department of Earth and Environmental Science University of Pennsylvania Term expires: June 30, 2023 |
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S. James Gates, Jr. Ford Foundation Professor of Physics and Affiliate Professor of Mathematics Department of Physics Brown University Term expires: June 30, 2021 |
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Caroline S. Harwood Gerald and Lyn Grinstein Endowed Professor in Microbiology Department of Microbiology University of Washington Term expires: June 30, 2021 |
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Patricia Kuhl Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, and Professor Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences University of Washington Term expires: June 30, 2022 |
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Richard E. Lenski John A. Hannah Professor Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Michigan State University Term expires: June 30, 2022 |
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Barbara J. Meyer Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Development Department of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Term expires: June 30, 2021 |
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Thomas Pollard |
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Gertrud M. Schüpbach Professor of Molecular Biology Department of Molecular Biology Lewis Thomas Laboratory Princeton University Term expires: June 30, 2023 |
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Sean C. Solomon Director Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Term expires: June 30, 2022 |
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Ruth J. Williams |
Staff |
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Ken Fulton Executive Director National Academy of Sciences |
