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
Alexandra Jackson is a Trustee of the Liana Foundation, which supports...
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...
Dr. Andrew Schiff
Dr. Andrew Schiff joined Aisling Capital in September 1999 and...
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...
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...
John Blondel
Elected to the Academy’s Board since 2007, John Blondel chaired 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
Liza Bennett is a former advertising and publishing executive. She founded...
Margaret H. Douglas-Hamilton
Margaret H. Douglas-Hamilton was the first woman corporate lawyer at the Boston...
Maurice Tempelsman is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lazare Kaplan...
Michael Jacobs is President and CEO of ABRAMS, one of the...
Patricia Grodd
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
Tess O’Dwyer provides strategic planning and fundraising...
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...