BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

William C. Kirby, ChairHarvard University
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Jimena CanalesIndependent Scholar
Melani McAlisterThe George Washington University
Marwan M. KraidyNorthwestern University at Qatar

ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

Frances Daly Fergusson, ChairVassar College (president emeritus
James H. Averill Jr.Wellington Management (retired)
Peter BaldwinUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Jimena CanalesIndependent Scholar
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
William C. KirbyHarvard University
Marwan M. KraidyNorthwestern University at Qatar
Alexandra LordSmithsonian Institute
Carl H. Pforzheimer IIICHIPCO Asset Management, LLC
Dana WilliamsHoward University

FINANCE COMMITTEE

MemberAffiliation
Marwan Kraidy, Co-Chair Northwestern University at Qatar 
Melani McAlister, Co-Chair The George Washington University
James H. Averill Jr.Wellington Management (retired)
Julia BrodyWilliams College
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Frances Fergusson Vassar College 
William C. KirbyHarvard University
Ilene F. SpitzerBrown Brothers Harriman
Dana WilliamsHoward University

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

MemberAffiliation
Julia Brody, Co-chairWilliams College
Ilene F. Spitzer, Co-chairBrown Brothers Harriman
James H. Averill Jr.Wellington Management (retired)
Jimena CanalesIndependent Scholar
Joy ConnollyAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Jon-Michael ConsalvoCarnegie Corporation of New York
William C. KirbyHarvard University
Charlotte V. KuhNational Academy of Sciences
Melani McAlisterThe George Washington University
Carl H. Pforzheimer IIICarl H. Pforzheimer & Co LLC
Daniel StoddardAmerican Museum of Natural History
Westley M. Hays, Advisor Monticello Associates

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE DELEGATES

The Committee chair serves ex officio on the ACLS Board of Directors.

NameSocietyTerm Ends
Suzanne Preston Blier, ChairCollege Art Association2024
Sharon HerbertAmerican Society of Overseas Research2026
Erik RauSociety for the History of Technology2024
Hugh RockoffEconomic History Association2026
Shelley RodrigoNational Council of Teachers of English2025
Judith E TuckerMiddle East Studies Association2024
Barbara WeinsteinLatin American Studies Association2025

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Committee chair serves ex officio on the ACLS Board of Directors.

NameSocietyTerm Ends
Steven Rathgeb Smith, ChairAmerican Political Science Association2024
Steven BoutcherLaw and Society Association2024
Lynnette CookARNOVA2025
Lisa Fagin DavisMedieval Academy of America2026
Beth EnglishOrganization of American Historians2026
Erin McGuirlBibliographical Society of America2024
Stephanie RoweNational Council on Public History2025