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 Officer.
Officers |
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President |
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Vice President Diane Griffin Professor and Chair Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Johns Hopkins University Term expires: June 30, 2025 |
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Home Secretary Susan Wessler Neil and Rochelle Campbell 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 Emeritus Department of Neuroscience College of Science University of Arizona Term expires: June 30, 2026 |
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Treasurer |
Councilors |
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Huda Akil |
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Nancy C. Andrews Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Boston Children's Hospital Term expires: June 30, 2023 |
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John C. Boothroyd |
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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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Angela M. Gronenborn UPMC Rosalind Franklin Professor and Chair Department of Structural Biology University of Pittsburgh Term expires: June 30, 2025 |
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Andrea J. Liu Director, Center for Soft and Living Matter Hepburn Professor of Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Pennsylvania Term expires: June 30, 2025 |
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David J. Meltzer Henderson-Morrison Professor and Director, QUEST Archaeological Research Program Department of Anthropology Southern Methodist University Term expires: June 30, 2025 |
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Kenneth A. Ribet Professor of Mathematics University of California, Berkeley Term expires: June 30, 2024 |
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Gene E. Robinson Maybelle Leland Swanlund Endowed Chair, Center for Advanced Study Professor of Entomology and Neuroscience Director Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Term expires: June 30, 2025 |
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Hao Wu Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Structural Biology and Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Senior Investigator, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine Harvard University Term expires: June 30, 2024 |
Staff |
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Ken Fulton Executive Officer National Academy of Sciences |
