Our Leadership

"When the leaders of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine speak, it is worth listening." — Washington Post editorial board

Our Presidents

Marcia McNutt
President of the National Academy of Sciences and Chair of the National Research Council

Academies Management 

Kenneth R. Fulton
Executive Officer of the National Academy of Sciences 

J. Michael McGinnis
Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the National Academy of Medicine

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Leadership

Chief Operating Officer
Chief Program Officer

Dexter N. Barrow, Chief Facilities Management Officer , Office of Administration
Laura Castillo-Page, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
William Kearney, Executive Director, Office of News and Public Information
Leonard Kim, Chief Information Officer
Don Laing, Chief Human Resources Officer
David May, Chief Communications Officer
Audrey Mosley, General Counsel
Alison Purvis, Chief Development Officer
Mary “Didi” Salmon, Chief Financial Officer
Enita Williams, Director, Office of Program Security

Program Leadership 

Carlotta M. Arthur, Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Lauren Alexander Augustine, Executive Director, Gulf Research Program 
Tina Bahadori, Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Elizabeth Eide, Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies
Monica N. Feit, Executive Director, Health and Medicine Division
Christopher J. King, Executive Director, Office of Congressional and Government Affairs
Victoria Sheehan, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board
Vaughan Turekian, Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs Division
Dorothy Zolandz, Executive Director, Report Review Committe