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.
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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, 2025 |
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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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International 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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Huda Akil Distinguished University Professor and Senior Research Professor Department of Psychiatry The Michigan Neuroscience Institute University of Michigan Term expires: June 30, 2024 |
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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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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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Kenneth A. Ribet Professor of Mathematics University of California, Berkeley Term expires: June 30, 2024 |
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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 |
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Hao Wu Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Structural Biology and Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School Senior Investigator, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine Boston Children’s Hospital Term expires: June 30, 2024 |
Staff |
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Ken Fulton Executive Director National Academy of Sciences |
