Members of the Executive Council, 1997–present
*Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu, 2022–Jan. 2026
Samer Mahdy Ali, Jan. 2012–Jan. 2016, Jan. 2020–Jan. 2024
*Esther Allen, 2021–Jan. 2025
Carlos J. Alonso, 2007–Jan. 2011
Charles Altieri, 2006–09
Barbara K. Altmann, Jan. 2011–Jan. 2015
Kwame Anthony Appiah, 2003–06, Jan. 2014–Jan. 2016 (VP), Jan. 2016–Jan. 2017 (P)
Emily Apter, Jan. 2015–Jan. 2019
Jonathan Arac, 2010–Jan. 2014
Sara Scott Armengot, 2008–Jan. 2012
Angelika Bammer, Jan. 2016–Jan. 2020
David Bartholomae, 1998–2001
*Herman Beavers, Jan. 2024–Jan. 2026 (VP), Jan. 2026–Jan. 2027 (P)
Dorian F. Bell, 2006–09
Russell A. Berman, 2009–Jan. 2011 (VP), Jan. 2011–Jan. 2012 (P)
Michael Bérubé, 2002–05, 2010–Jan. 2012 (VP), Jan. 2012–Jan. 2013 (P)
Peter Brooks, 1994–97
*Brenda Brueggemann, 2022–Jan. 2026
Lawrence I. Buell, 2010–Jan. 2014
Judith Butler, 2001–04, Jan. 2018–Jan. 2020 (VP), Jan. 2020–Jan. 2021 (P)
Debra Ann Castillo, Jan. 2011–Jan. 2015
Rey Chow, 2001–04
Kirsten M. Christensen, 1998–2001
Jennifer Crewe, 2009–Jan. 2013
*Rebecca Colesworthy, 2021–Jan. 2025
Brian Croxall, Jan. 2014–Jan. 2018
*David Damrosch, Jan. 2023– Jan. 2027
*Rita Bernice Dandridge, Jan. 2024–Jan. 2028
Reed Way Dasenbrock, 2000–03
Alicia M. de la Torre Falzon, Jan. 2013–Oct. 2014
Gaurav G. Desai, Jan. 2014–Jan. 2018
*Stacey Lee Donohue, Jan. 2023–Jan. 2027
Heather Dubrow, 1996–99
Frieda Ekotto, Jan. 2021–Jan. 2023 (VP), Jan. 2023–Jan. 2024 (P)
Rosemary G. Feal, 2002–July 2017 (Exec. Dir.)
Margaret W. Ferguson, 1997–2000, Jan. 2012–Jan. 2014 (VP), Jan. 2014–Jan. 2015 (P)
Frances Smith Foster, 1995–98
Phyllis Franklin, 1985–2002 (Exec. Dir.)
Susan Stanford Friedman, Jan. 2022–Oct. 2022
Barbara Fuchs, Jan. 2019–Jan. 2021 (VP), Jan. 2021–Jan. 2022 (P)
Marilyn Gaddis Rose, 2004–07
*Marisa Galvez, Jan. 2024–Jan. 2028
Anne Ruggles Gere, 2006–09, Jan. 2016–Jan. 2018 (VP), Jan. 2018–Jan. 2019 (P)
Simon E. Gikandi, Jan. 2017–Jan. 2019 (VP), Jan. 2019–Jan. 2020 (P)
Gerald Graff, 1990–93, 2006–07 (VP), 2008 (P)
*Erin D. Graff Zivin, 2021–Jan. 2025
Stephen Greenblatt, 1991–94, 2000–01 (VP), 2002 (P)
Roland Greene, 1999–2002, Jan. 2013–Jan. 2015 (VP), Jan. 2015–Jan. 2016 (P)
John Guillory, 2004–07
Donald E. Hall, Jan. 2013–Jan. 2017
Lenora Hanson, Jan. 2016–Dec. 2017
Jane Harper, 2007–Jan. 2011
Eric Hayot, Jan. 2017–Jan. 2021
Dorothea Heitsch, 2010–Jan. 2014
María Herrera-Sobek, Jan. 2011–Jan. 2015
Margaret R. Higonnet, Jan. 2014–Jan. 2018
Marianne Hirsch, 1992–95, Jan. 2011–Jan. 2013 (VP), Jan. 2013–Jan. 2014 (P)
Peter Uwe Hohendahl, 1995–98
Michael Holquist, 1991–94, 2005–06 (VP), 2007 (P)
Jean Elizabeth Howard, Jan. 2018–Jan. 2022
Linda Hutcheon, 1993–96, 1998–99 (VP), 2000 (P)
Francis Abiola Irele, 2007–Jan. 2011
Ann Kalscheur Suarez, Jan. 2019–Jan. 2023
Lisa Karakaya, Jan. 2020–Jan. 2024
Lanisa Kitchiner, Jan. 2012–Jan. 2016
Lutz Koepnick, Jan. 2012–Jan. 2016
*Paula M. Krebs, Jan. 2013–Jan. 2017, Aug. 2017– (Exec. Dir.)
Mary N. Layoun, 2005–08
George Levine, 2008–Jan. 2012
Amanda Licastro, Jan. 2018–Jan. 2020
Herbert Lindenberger, 1995–96 (VP), 1997 (P)
Françoise Lionnet, 1999–2002
Elizabeth Mathews Losh, Jan. 2018–Jan. 2022
*Tina Lu, Jan. 2023– Jan. 2025 (VP), Jan. 2025–Jan. 2026 (P)
Andrea A. Lunsford, 1994–97
*Debora Maldonado-DeOliveira, Jan. 2024–Jan. 2028
*Leah S. Marcus, Jan. 2022–Jan. 2026
Yolanda Martínez–San Miguel, 2004–07
Nancy K. Miller, 2002–05
Sylvia Molloy, 1994–97, 1999–2000 (VP), 2001 (P)
Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi, 2003–06
Cary Nelson, 1999–2002
Christopher John Newfield, Jan. 2020–Jan. 2022 (VP), Jan. 2022–Jan. 2023 (P)
Susan Noakes, 1994–97
*Ifeoma C. Kiddoe Nwankwo, Jan. 2022–Jan. 2026
Richard M. Ohmann, 2010–Jan. 2014
David Palumbo-Liu, Jan. 2015–Dec. 2017
David Tse-chien Pan, Jan. 2016–Jan. 2020
Marjorie Perloff, 2004–05 (VP), 2006 (P)
Catherine Porter, 1996–99, 2007–08 (VP), 2009 (P)
Anjali Prabhu, Jan. 2019–Jan. 2023
Mary Louise Pratt, 1985–88, 2001–02 (VP), 2003 (P)
Paula Rabinowitz, 2006–09
Jahan Ramazani, Jan. 2020–Jan. 2024
Rafael A. Ramirez Mendoza, Jan. 2016–Jan. 2020
*Virginia Ramos, Jan. 2023–Jan. 2027
Tey Diana Rebolledo, 2001–04
*Luana Moreira Reis, Jan. 2024–Jan. 2028
Leah Richards, Jan. 2018–Jan. 2022
A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff, 2002–05
Karin C. Ryding, 2009–Jan. 2013
Edward W. Said, 1997–98 (VP), 1999 (P)
Ramon Saldivar, Jan. 2018–Jan. 2022
Rosaura Sánchez, 2003–04
Ignacio Sánchez Prado, Jan. 2020–Jan. 2024
Amada Sandoval, 2002–05
Robert Scholes, 1997–2000, 2002–03 (VP), 2004 (P)
Elizabeth Schwartz Crane, Jan. 2015–Jan. 2017
Rosemarie Scullion, 2000–03
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 1996–98
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Jan. 2014–Jan. 2018
Evie Shockley, Jan. 2017–Jan. 2021
Julie Shoults, Jan. 2019–Jan. 2023
Elaine Showalter, 1989–92, 1996–97 (VP), 1998 (P)
Nicolas Shumway, 2005–06
Sidonie Smith, 2000–03, 2008–09 (VP), 2010–Jan. 2011 (P)
Hortense J. Spillers, 2005–08
Domna C. Stanton, 1989–92, 2003–04 (VP), 2005 (P)
Guy Stern, 2004–07
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Jan. 2012–Jan. 2016
Eric J. Sundquist, 1996–99
Lynne Tatlock, 2008–Jan. 2012
Diana Taylor, Jan. 2015–Jan. 2017 (VP), Jan. 2017–Jan. 2018 (P)
Frank Trommler, 1995–98
Katie Trumpener, 2000–03
Vicky Unruh, Jan. 2015–Jan. 2019
Priscilla Wald, 2005–08
Alexandra K. Wettlaufer, 2008–Jan. 2012
Virginia Wright Wexman, 1998–2001
*Dana A. Williams, Jan. 2017–Jan. 2021, Jan. 2022–Jan. 2024 (VP), Jan. 2024–Jan. 2025 (P)
Kathleen Woodward, 2009–Jan. 2013
Anthony C. Yu, 1998–2001
George Yúdice, 1997–2000
*Current members