Board of Directors
The Academy of American Poets' Board of Directors is an elected group of individuals who are national advocates for poetry and enthusiastic proponents of the organization's mission and programs.
Alexandra Jackson is a Trustee of the Liana Foundation, which supports...
Dr. Andrew Schiff joined Aisling Capital in September of 1999 and currently...
Bruno Navasky is a teacher and writer in New York City. He served for a decade...
Camille Lannan is an archivist and librarian who has worked in several...
Daniel J. Nadler is the Founder of Kensho Technologies, which, according to...
Elda Rotor is the Vice President & Publisher of Penguin Classics at...
Elizabeth Sobol is the President and CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts...
Eric Rayman is a partner at Miller Korzenik Sommers Rayman LLP, where his...
Gerald Richards is the Chief Executive Officer of the Superpower Agency, a...
Helen Houghton
Helen Handley Houghton was an English teacher in both public and private...
Ian Kennedy
Ian Kennedy retired as director of research for Cambridge Associates, a global...
James (Jim) Johnson, a retired partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and a former...
Jen Benka
As President & Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets, Jen...
Serving on the Academy’s Board since 2007, John Blondel chairs the Committee...
Kwame Dawes was born in Ghana and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. The author of...
Larry Berger is the Chief Executive Officer of Amplify, the education company...
Liza Bennett is a former advertising and publishing executive. She founded...
Margaret H. Douglas-Hamilton was the first woman corporate lawyer at the...
Maurice Tempelsman is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lazare Kaplan...
Michael Jacobs
Michael Jacobs is President and CEO of ABRAMS, one of the world’s premier...
Patricia Grodd is a licensed bibliotherapist and a member of the National...
Rose Styron is a poet, journalist, translator, and international human rights...
The 2010 winner of the National Book Award in poetry, Terrance Hayes is the...
Tess O’Dwyer provides strategic planning and fundraising counsel to leaders of...
Thomas Kean
Thomas Kean served as the Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. He was...
William D. Zabel is a founding partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel, and head...