IEEE Communications Society Officers and Board of Governors

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Officers, elected and appointed

1964 - 1971

IEEE Communications Society Past Officers, 1964-1971
Year Chair Vice-chair Secretary Treasurer
1964-1965 R. K. Hellmann W. B. Jones, Jr. A. B. Giordano J. W. Worthington, Jr.
1965-1966 R. K. Hellmann W. B. Jones, Jr. A. B. Giordano D. L. Solomon
1966-1967 W. B. Jones, Jr. F. D. Reese A. B. Giordano D. L. Solomon
1968-1969 F. D. Reese Richard C. Kirby A. B. Giordano D. L. Solomon
1970-1971 Richard C. Kirby A. F. Culbertson A. B. Giordano D. L. Solomon

1972 - present

1972-1973

  • President, A. F. Culbertson
  • Past President, F. D. Reese
  • Vice President, Amos E. Joel, Jr.
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, W. B. Jones, Jr.
  • Vice President - International Affairs, Richard C. Kirby
  • Secretary, A. B. Giordano
  • Treasurer, D.L. Solomon
  • Director - Publications, Donald L. Schilling
  • Director - Meetings and Conferences, W. E. Noller
  • Directory - Administration, Edward J. Doyle

1974-1975

  • President, Amos E. Joel, Jr.
  • Past President, A. F. Culbertson
  • Vice President, W. E. Noller
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, W. B. Groth
  • Vice President - International Affairs, D. M. Atkinson
  • Secretary, A. B. Giordano
  • Treasurer, D.L. Solomon
  • Parliamentarian, R.D. Slayton
  • Director - Publications, Donald L. Schilling
  • Director - Meetings and Conferences, R. L. Shuey
  • Directory - Administration, B. J. Yokelson

1976-1977

  • President, W.E. Noller
  • Past President, Amos E. Joel, Jr.
  • Vice President, W. B. Groth
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, R. L. Shuey
  • Vice President - International Affairs, D. A. Chisholm
  • Secretary, Edward J. Doyle
  • Treasurer, D.L. Solomon
  • Parliamentarian, R.D. Slayton
  • Director - Publications, Donald L. Schilling
  • Director - Meetings and Conferences, S. Zebrowitz
  • Directory - Administration, B. J. Yokelson

1978-1979

1980-1981

  • President, Donald L. Schilling
  • Vice President, Eric E. Sumner
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, William C. Lindsey
  • Vice President - International Affairs, Hiroshi Inose
  • Secretary, R. J. Jaeger, Jr.
  • Treasurer, D. L. Solomon
  • Past President, Robert W. Lucky
  • Director of Publications, J. Garodnick
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, B. R. DeMaeyer

1982-1983

  • President, Eric E. Sumner
  • Vice President, Mischa Schwartz
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, Frederick T. Andrews
  • Vice President - International Affairs, K. Kuemmerle
  • Secretary, R. W. Wyndrum, Jr.
  • Treasurer, D. L. Solomon
  • Past President, Donald L. Schilling
  • Director of Publications, J. Garodnick
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, E. J. Glenner

1984-1985

  • President, M. Schwartz
  • Vice President, Frederick T. Andrews
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, J. C. McDonald
  • Vice President - International Affairs, H. Meyr
  • Secretary, I. T. Frisch
  • Treasurer, D. L. Solomon
  • Past President, Eric E. Sumner
  • Director of Publications, Paul E. Green Jr.
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, E. J. Glenner
  • Parliamentarian, R. Slayton

1986-1987

  • President, Frederick T. Andrews
  • Vice President, J.C. McDonald
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, Raymond L. Pickholtz
  • Vice President - International Affairs, Michiyuki Uenohara
  • Secretary, R. E. Mosher
  • Treasurer, D. L. Solomon
  • Past President, M. Schwartz
  • Director of Publications, Paul E. Green Jr.
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, E. J. Glenner
  • Parliamentarian, R. Slayton

1988-1989

  • President, J. C. McDonald
  • Vice President, Raymond L. Pickholtz
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, Paul E. Green Jr.
  • Vice President - International Affairs, M. Decina
  • Secretary, S. T. Linskey
  • Treasurer, D. L. Solomon
  • Director of Financial Planning, R. A. Alston
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, E. J. Glenner
  • Director of Publications, S. D. Personick
  • Director of Standards, R. E. Mosher

1990-1991

  • President, Raymond L. Pickholtz
  • Vice President, Paul E. Green Jr.
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, Laurence Milstein
  • Vice President - International Affairs, T. Claasen
  • Secretary, C. Lof
  • Treasurer, D.L. Solomon
  • Past President, J.C. McDonald
  • Director of Publications, Stephen Weinstein
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, E.J. Glenner
  • Director of Financial Planning, M. Friduss
  • Director of Standards, R.E. Mosher
  • Parliamentarian, R. Slayton
  • Director of Education, D. Ucci

1992-1993

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Paul E. Green Jr.
  • President-Elect, TBD
  • Vice President - Member Affairs, S.D. Personick
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, LT. Frisch
  • Vice President - International Affairs, Thomas R. Rowbotham
  • Past President, Raymond L. Pickholtz

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Director of Chapters, C.L. Desmond
  • Director of Education, D.R. Ucci
  • Director of Intersociety Relations, E. J. Glenner
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, R.R. Laane
  • Director of Publications, Stephen Weinstein
  • Secretary/Executive, C. Lof
  • Director Treasurer, M.J. Friduss

1994-1995

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, M. Decina
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, Stephen Weinstein
  • Vice President - International Affairs, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Vice President - Member Affairs, C.L. Desmond
  • Past President, Paul E. Green Jr.

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Secretary/Executive Director, Vacant
  • Treasurer, G.A. Ledbetter
  • Director of Publications, T.J. Plevyak
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, R.P. Skillen
  • Director of Education, J.N. Daigle
  • Director of Chapters, T. Miki
  • Parliamentarian, D. Dodd

1996-1997

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Stephen Weinstein
  • Vice President - Technical Affairs, N.K. Cheung
  • Vice President - International Affairs, L. Lee
  • Vice President - Membership Affairs, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Past President, M. Decina

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Secretary/Executive Director, G.A. Ledbetter
  • Treasurer, R.C. Anderson
  • Director of Publications, T.J. Plevyak
  • Director of Meetings & Conferences, D.N. Zuckerman
  • Director of Education, J.N. Daigle
  • Director of Chapters, T. Miki
  • Parliamentarian, G.A. Ledbetter

1998-1999

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Tom Plevyak
  • Past President, Stephen Weinstein
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Doug Zuckerman
  • Vice President - Membership Services, Curtis Siller
  • Vice President - Membership Development, Ron Horn
  • Vice President - Society Relations, Tetsuya Miki

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer/Parliamentarian, Ross Anderson
  • Director - Magazines, Hussein Mouftah
  • Director - Journals, Bill Tranter
  • Director - Meetings & Conferences, Celia Desmond
  • Director - Education, Ron Bose
  • Director - Information Services Development, Dale Armor
  • Director - Membership Programs, Savo Glisic
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Director - Europe, Africa, & Middle-East Region, Horst Bessai
  • Director - Latin America Region, Leonor Wilches-Chaux
  • Director - North America Region, Khoi Nguyen
  • Director - International Societies, Trevor Clarkson
  • Director - IEEE & US Activities, Tatsuya Suda
  • Secretary/Executive Director, Jack Howell

2000-2001

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Past President, Tom Plevyak
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Curtis Siller
  • Vice President - Membership Services, Horst Bessai
  • Vice President - Membership Development, Doug Zuckerman
  • Vice President - Society Relations, Alex Gelman

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Harvey Freeman
  • Parliamentarian, Roberta Cohen
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dale Armor
  • Director - Magazines, Mark Karol
  • Director - Journals, Jim Kurose
  • Director - Meetings & Conferences, Bill Robinson
  • Director - Education, John Silvester
  • Director - Marketing, Roberto Saracco
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Naohisa Ohta
  • Director - Europe, Africa, & Middle-East Region, Trevor Clarkson
  • Director - Latin America Region, Marcello de Campos
  • Director - North America Region, Celia Desmond
  • Director - Sister Societies, Tomonori Aoyama
  • Director - Related Societies, Nim Cheung
  • Secretary/Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2002-2003

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Celia Desmond
  • Past President, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Bill Tranter
  • Vice President - Membership Services, Roberto Saracco
  • Vice President - Membership Development, Trevor Clarkson
  • Vice President - Society Relations, Alexander Gelman

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Harvey Freeman
  • Parliamentarian, Roberta Cohen
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Roberta Cohen
  • Director - Magazines, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Director - Journals, Joe LoCicero
  • Director - Meetings & Conferences, Chih Lin I
  • Director - Education, Dale Harris
  • Director - Marketing, Howard Blank
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Bhaskar Sengupta
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Kwang-Cheng Chen
  • Director - Europe, Africa, & Middle-East Region, Adam Livne
  • Director - Latin America Region, Jorge Hedderwick
  • Director - North America Region, Pierre Perra
  • Director - Sister Societies, Algirdas Pakstas
  • Director - Related Societies, Curtis Siller
  • Director - Online Services, Laura Cerchio
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2004-2005

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Curtis Siller
  • Past President, Celia Desmond
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Harvey Freeman
  • Vice President - Membership Services, Doug Zuckerman
  • Vice President - Membership Development, Alex Gelman
  • Vice President - Society Relations, Nim Cheung

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Howard Blank
  • Parliamentarian, Joe LoCicero
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Mark Karol
  • Director - Journals, Des Taylor
  • Director - Magazines, Andrzej Jajszczyk
  • Director - Meetings & Conferences, Shri Goyal
  • Director - Education, Bill Tranter
  • Director - Online Services to Online Content, James Hong
  • Director - Marketing, Stephen Weinstein
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Pierre Perra
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Iwao Sasase
  • Director - Europe, Africa & Middle-East Region, Marko Jagodic
  • Director - Latin America Region, Ricardo Veiga
  • Director - North America Region, Bob Shapiro
  • Director - Related Societies, Joe LoCicero
  • Director - Sister Societies, Naohisa Ohta
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2006-2007

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Nim Cheung
  • Past President, Curtis Siller
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Sergio Benedetto
  • Vice President - Membership Services, Harvey Freeman
  • Vice President - Membership Development, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Vice President - Society Relations, Doug Zuckerman

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Stan Moyer
  • Parliamentarian, Joe LoCicero
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Stephen Weinstein
  • Director - Journals, Des Taylor
  • Director - Magazines, Tom La Porta
  • Director - Meetings & Conferences, Fred Bauer
  • Director - Education, Hussein Mouftah
  • Director - Online Content, Kazem Sohraby
  • Director - Marketing, Bob Shapiro
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Shri Goyal
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Daehyoung Hong
  • Director - Europe, Africa & Middle-East Region, Andrzej Jajszczyk
  • Director - Latin America Region, Araceli Garcia Gomez
  • Director - North America Region, T. Scott Atkinson
  • Director - Related Societies, Raouf Boutaba
  • Director - Sister Societies, Roberto Saracco
  • Director - Standards, Alex Gelman
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2008-2009

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Doug Zuckerman
  • Past Presiden, Nim Cheung
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Andrzej Jajszczyk
  • Vice President - Conferences, Mark Karol
  • Vice President - Member Relations, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Vice President - Publications, Sergio Benedetto

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Stan Moyer
  • Parliamentarian, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Harvey Freeman
  • Director - Journals, Larry Greenstein
  • Director - Magazines, Steve Gorshe
  • Director – Conference Development, Fred Bauer
  • Director – Conference Operations, Merrily Hartmann
  • Director – Conference Publications, Raouf Boutaba
  • Director - Education, Stefano Bregni
  • Director - Online Content, Len Cimini
  • Director – Marketing & Industry Relations, Bob Shapiro
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Shri Goyal
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Zhisheng Niu
  • Director - Europe, Africa & Middle-East Region, Adam Livne
  • Director - Latin America Region, Nelson Fonseca
  • Director - North America Region, Gabe Jakobson
  • Director - Sister & Related Societies, Roberto Saracco
  • Director – Standards, Alex Gelman
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2010-2011

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Past President, Doug Zuckerman
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Mark Karol
  • Vice President - Conferences, Khaled B. Letaief
  • Vice President - Member Relations, Sergio Benedetto
  • Vice President - Publications, Len Cimini

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Harvey Freeman
  • Parliamentarian, Doug Zuckerman
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Alex Gelman
  • Director - Journals, Vijay Bhargava
  • Director - Magazines, Andrzej Jajszczyk
  • Director - Conference Development, Heinrich Stuttgen
  • Director - Conference Operations, Merrily Hartmann
  • Director - Conference Publications, Zhisheng Niu
  • Director - Education, Stefano Bregni
  • Director - Online Content, James Hong
  • Director - Marketing & Industry Relations, Stan Moyer
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Shri Goyal
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Naoaki Yamanaka
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Tariq Durrani
  • Director - Latin America Region, Jose-David Cely
  • Director - North America Region, Gabe Jakobson
  • Director - Sister & Related Societies, Roberto Saracco
  • Director - Standards, Curtis Siller
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2012-2013

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Vijay Bhargava
  • Past President, Byeong Gi Lee
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Len Cimini
  • Vice President - Conferences, Abbas Jamalipour
  • Vice President - Member Relations, Nelson Fonseca
  • Vice President - Publications, Vincent Chan
  • Vice President - Standards Activities, Alex Gelman

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Khaled Letaief
  • Parliamentarian, Len Cimini
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Micha Avni
  • Director - Journals, Sarah Kate Wilson
  • Director - Magazines, Sergio Benedetto
  • Director - Conference Development, Heinrich Stuttgen
  • Director - Conference Operations, Joe Touch
  • Director - Conference Publications, Neelesh Mehta
  • Director - Education, David Michelson
  • Director - Online Content, Sergio Benedetto
  • Director - Marketing & Industry Relations, Stan Moyer
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Mehmet Ulema
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Kwang Bok Lee
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Fambirai Takawira
  • Director - Latin America Region, Pedro Aguilera
  • Director - North America Region, Yigang Cai
  • Director - Sister & Related Societies, Roberto Saracco
  • Standards Development, Kevin Lu
  • Standardization Programs Development, Stephen Bush
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2014-2015

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Sergio Benedetto
  • Past President, Vijay Bhargava
  • Vice President - Technical Activities, Khaled Letaief
  • Vice President - Conferences, Hikmet Sari
  • Vice President - Member Relations, Stefano Bregni
  • Vice President - Publications, Sarah Kate Wilson
  • Vice President - Standards Activities, Rob Fish

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Stan Moyer
  • Parliamentarian, Doug Zuckerman
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Stefano Galli
  • Director - Journals, Len Cimini
  • Director - Magazines, Steve Gorshe
  • Director - Conference Development, Nelson Fonseca
  • Director - Conference Operations, Tarek El-Bawab
  • Director - Conference Publications, Chengshan Xiao
  • Director - Education & Training, Michele Zorzi
  • Director - Online Content, Elena Neira
  • Director - Marketing & Industry Relations, Ashutosh Dutta
  • Director - Membership Programs Development, Koichi Asatani
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Wanjiun Liao
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Hanna Bogucka
  • Director - Latin America Region, Pedro Aguilera
  • Director - North America Region, Merrily Hartmann
  • Director - Sister & Related Societies, Curtis Siller
  • Director - Standards Development, Mehmet Ulema
  • Director - Standardization Programs Development, Alex Gelman
  • Executive Director, Jack Howell
  • Recording Secretary, Carole Swaim

2016-2017

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Harvey Freeman
  • Past President, Sergio Benedetto
  • Vice President - Technical & Educational Activities, Luigi Fratta
  • Vice President - Conferences, Guoliartg (Larry) Xue
  • Vice President - Member & Global Activities, Stefano Bregni
  • Vice President - Publications, Nelson Fonseca
  • Vice President - Industry & Standards Activities, Rob Fish

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Bob Shapiro
  • Parliamentarian, Doug Zuckerman
  • Chief lnformation Officer (CIO), Tao Zhang
  • Director - Journals, Khaled B. Letaief
  • Director - Magazines, Raouf Boutaba
  • Director - Conference Development, Kazem Sohraby
  • Director - Conference Operations, Min Song
  • Director - Educational Services, Rulei Ting
  • Director - Technical Services, Qian Zhang
  • Director - Industry Outreach, Ashutosh Dutta
  • Director - Membership Services, Zhensheng Zhang
  • Director - Online Content, Fabrizio Granelli
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Takaya Y amazato
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Andrzej Jajszczyk
  • Director - Latin America Region, Carlos Lozano
  • Director - North America Region, Scott Atkinson
  • Director - Sister & Related Societies, Curtis Si1ler
  • Director - Standards Development, Mehmet Ulema
  • Director - Standardization Programs Development, Alex Gelman
  • Executive Director, Susan M. Brooks
  • Recording Secretary, Carol Cronin

2018-2019

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Khaled B. Letaief
  • Past President, Harvey Freeman
  • Vice President - Technical & Educational Activities, Nelson Fonseca
  • Vice, President - Conferences, Stefano Bregni
  • Vice President - Member & Global Activities, Nei Kato
  • Vice President - Publications, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
  • Vice President - Industry & Standards Activities, Stefano Galli

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Fambirai Takawira
  • Parliamentarian, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Zhi Ding
  • Director - Journals, Robert Schober
  • Director - Magazines, Michael Fang
  • Director - Online Content, Zhisheng Niu
  • Director - Conference Development, Joel Rodrigues
  • Director - Conference Operations, Hikmet Sari
  • Director - Educational Services, Fabrizio Granelli
  • Director - Technical Services, Tarik Taleb
  • Director - Industry Outreach, Ashutosh Dutta
  • Director - Membership Services, Song Guo
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Saewoong Bahk
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Adlen Ksentini
  • Director - Latin America Region, Lisandro Z. Granville
  • Director - North America Region, Wahab Almuhtadi
  • Director - Sister & Related Societies, Octavia Dobre
  • Director - Standards Development, Tarek El-Bawab
  • Director - Standardization Programs Development, Nada Golmie
  • Director - Industry Communities, Ian Wong
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Robert Fish
  • Executive Director, Susan M. Brooks
  • Recording Secretary, Carol Cronin

2020-2021

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Vincent W.S. Chan
  • Past President, Khaled B. Letaief
  • Vice President - Technical & Educational Activities, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
  • Vice President - Conferences, Stefano Bregni
  • Vice President - Member & Global Activities, Nei Kato
  • Vice President - Publications, Robert Schober

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Fambirai Takawira
  • Parliamentarian, J. Roberto de Marca
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO) & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Zhi Ding
  • Director - Journals, Michele Zorzi
  • Director - Magazines, Ekram Hossain
  • Director - Online Content, Ana Garcia Armada
  • Director - Conference Development, Nelson Fonseca
  • Director - Conference Operations, Lawrence Wong
  • Director - Educational Services, Nirwan Ansari
  • Director - Technical Committees, Stefano Galli
  • Director - Industry Outreach, Andrea M. Tonello
  • Director - Membership Services, Ricardo Veiga
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Sumei Sun
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Christos Verikoukis
  • Director - Latin America Region, Nury Gabriela Ramirez Cely
  • Director - North America Region, Fawzi Behmann
  • Director - Standards Development & Standardization Programs Development, Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr
  • Director - Industry Communities, Tarek S. El-Bawab
  • Executive Director, Harold Tepper
  • Recording Secretary, Carol Cronin

2022-2023

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
  • Past President, Vincent W.S. Chan
  • Vice President - Technical & Educational Activities, Wei Zhang
  • Vice President - Conferences, Nelson Fonseca
  • Vice President - Member & Global Activities, Ana Garcia Armada
  • Vice President - Publications, Chengshan Xiao

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Robert Schober
  • Parliamentarian, Zhi Ding
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Rose Qingyang Hu
  • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Fambirai Takawira
  • Director - Journals, Octavia A. Dobre
  • Director - Magazines, Nei Kato
  • Director - Online Content, Ekram Hossain
  • Director - Conference Development, Fabrizio Granelli
  • Director - Conference Operations, Stefano Bregni
  • Director - Educational Services, Nirwan Ansari
  • Director - Technical Committees, Shiwen Mao
  • Director - Industry Outreach, Peiying Zhu
  • Director - Member Services, Ricardo Veiga
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Tomoaki Otsuki
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Luca Foschini
  • Director - Latin America Region, Andres Navarro
  • Director - North America Region, Fawzi Behmann
  • Director - Standards Development, Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr.
  • Director - Standardization Programs Development, Nada Golmie
  • Director - Industry Communities, Chonggang Wang
  • Executive Director, Harold Tepper
  • Recording Secretary, Carol Cronin

2024-2025

Elected officers (voting)

  • President, Robert Schober
  • Past President, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
  • Vice President - Technical & Educational Activities, Wei Zhang
  • Vice President - Conferences, Chengshan Xiao
  • Vice President - Member & Global Activities, Ana Garcia Armada
  • Vice President - Publications, Octavia A. Dobre

Appointed officers (non-voting)

  • Treasurer, Stan Moyer
  • Parliamentarian, Khaled B. Letaief
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Fambirai Takawira
  • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Zhi Ding
  • Director - Journals, Marco Di Renzo
  • Director - Magazines, Yi Qian
  • Director - Online Content, Emil Björnson
  • Director - Conference Development, Jiang (Linda) Xie
  • Director - Conference Operations, Stefano Bregni
  • Director - Educational Services, Rose Qingyang Hu
  • Director - Technical Committees, Shiwen Mao
  • Director - Industry Outreach, Fawzi Behmann
  • Director - Member Services, Ranga Rao Venkatesha Prasad
  • Director - Asia/Pacific Region, Lingyang Song
  • Director - Europe, Middle-East & Africa Region, Jose Javier Berrocal Olmeda
  • Director - Latin America Region, Yessica Saez
  • Director - North America Region, Besma Smida
  • Director - Standards Development, Mehmet Ulema
  • Director - Standardization Programs Development, Peiying Zhu
  • Director - Industry Communities, Wahab Almuhtadi
  • Executive Director, Harold Tepper
  • Recording Secretary, Bruce Worthman

Members at large (voting)

1964-1965

  • L. A. deRosa
  • B. Goldberg
  • F. W. Smith

1964-1966

  • W. Lyons
  • R. L. Marks
  • D. L. Solomon
  • P. T. Sproul

1965-1967

  • W. B. Jones, Jr.
  • Richard C. Kirby
  • F. D. Reese
  • H. E. Weppler

1966-1968

  • L. A. deRosa
  • B. Goldberg
  • R. K. Hellmann
  • R. L. Shuey

1967-1969

  • G. R. Cooper
  • Amos E. Joel, Jr.
  • D. L. Solomon
  • C. A. Strom

1968-1970

  • T. T. N. Bucher
  • A. F. Culbertson
  • Richard C. Kirby
  • F. D. Reese

1969-1971

  • W. C. Burnett
  • A. B. Giordano
  • R. Guenther
  • R. K. Hellmann

1970-1972

  • G. R. Cooper
  • F. S. Hird
  • Amos E. Joel, Jr.
  • W. F. Utlaut

1971-1973

  • T. T. N. Bucher
  • A. F. Culbertson
  • B. Goldberg
  • H. T. Uthlaut, Jr.

1972-1974

  • D. M. Atkinson
  • A. B. Giordano
  • W. B. Groth
  • D. L. Solomon

1973-1975

  • Frederick T. Andrews
  • F. S. Hird
  • Donald L. Schilling
  • W. F. Utlaut

1974-1976

  • Edward J. Doyle
  • W. W. Middleton
  • B. Goldberg
  • M. Schwartz

1975-1977

1976-1978

  • Frederick T. Andrews
  • A.F. Culbertson
  • D.L. Schilling
  • D.L. Solomon

1977-1979

1978-1980

1979-1981

  • F. H. Blecher
  • I. M. Jacobs
  • J. M. Sipress
  • B. J. Yokelson

1980-1982

1981-1983

  • E. Nussbaum
  • R. A. Scholtz
  • R. W. Wyndrum, Jr.

1982-1984

1983-1985

  • J. Garodnick
  • J. F. Hayes
  • J. O. Limb
  • H. Rudin, Jr.

1984-1986

  • P. Fire
  • L. R. Jeffery
  • B. W. Stuck
  • B. J. Yokelson

1985-1987

  • MF. W. Ellersick
  • R. J. Jaeger, Jr.
  • Laurence B. Milstein
  • R. P. Skillen

1986-1988

  • M. R. Aaron
  • E. V. Hoversten
  • A. A. Robrock
  • R. J. Schwarz

1987-1989

  • R. A. Alston
  • H. A. Freeman
  • J. A. Herndon
  • S. D. Personick

1988-1990

  • C. Desmond
  • R.G.DeWitt
  • F.R. Magee
  • S.S. Rappaport

1989-1991

  • G. Estes
  • I.T. Frisch
  • E.J. Glenner
  • R.P. Skillen

1990-1992

  • A.S. Acampora
  • J.N. Daigle
  • D.P. Dodd
  • V.B. Lawrence

1991-1993

  • R.J. Frank
  • H. Murata
  • S. Tashiro
  • F. Tosco

1992-1994

  • A.H. Cherin
  • R. Gitlin
  • R.R. Laane
  • R.P. Skillen

1993-1995

  • A.G. Aldridge
  • Laurence B. Milstein
  • B. Prasada
  • H. Rudin, Jr.

1994-1996

  • H.A. Freeman
  • T. Aoyama
  • J.L. LoCicero
  • R.K. Snelling

1995-1997

  • M. El-Zarki
  • T.J. Plevyak
  • F. Tosco
  • D. N. Zuckerman

1996-1998

  • M. J. Karol
  • J. F. Kurose
  • D. G. Leeper
  • M.A Zitterbart

1997-1999

  • Hamid Ahmadi
  • Jeff Derby
  • Hal Sobol
  • Des Taylor

1998-2000

  • Gerhard Fettweis
  • Paul Hartmann
  • Mike Kincaid
  • Bill Robinson

1999-2001

  • Laura Cerchio
  • Len Cimini
  • Roberta Cohen
  • Bill Tranter

2000-2002

  • Tomonori Aoyama
  • Roch Guerin
  • Byeong Gi Lee
  • Henning Schulzrinne

2001-2003

  • Beth Adams
  • Ross Anderson
  • Larry Bernstein
  • Harvey Freeman

2002-2004

  • Vijay Bhargava
  • Hugh Bradlow
  • Chih-Lin I
  • Jerry Peterson

2003-2005

  • Howard Blank
  • Jorge Liebeherr
  • Joe LoCicero
  • Hal Sobol

2004-2006

  • Scott Atkinson
  • Naohisa Ohta
  • Stan Moyer
  • Heinrich Stuettgen

2005-2007

  • Robert Blake
  • Len Cimini
  • Jerry Gibson
  • Larry Greenstein

2006-2008

2007-2009

  • Tom La Porta
  • Ted Rappaport
  • Catherine Rosenberg
  • Gordon Stuber

2008-10

  • Fred Bauer
  • Victor Frost
  • Stefano Galli
  • Lajos Hanzo

2009-2011

  • Joe Evans
  • Rob Fish
  • Nelson Fonseca
  • Michele Zorzi

2010-2012

  • Stefano Bregni
  • Vincent Chan
  • Iwao Sasase
  • Sarah Kate Wilson

2011-2013

  • Gerhard Fettweis
  • Stefano Galli
  • Bob Shapiro
  • Moe Win

2012-2014

  • Merrily Hartmann
  • Angel Lozano
  • John Thompson
  • Chengshan Xiao

2013-2015

  • Nirwan Ansari
  • David Michelson
  • Stefano Bregni
  • Hans-Martin Foisel

2014-2016

  • Sonia Aissa
  • Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
  • Hsiao-Hwa Chen
  • Nei Kato

2015-2017

  • Gerhard Fettweis
  • Araceli Garcia Gomez
  • Steve Gorshe
  • James Hong

2016-2018

  • Len Cimini
  • Tom Hou
  • Robert Schober
  • Qian Zhang

2017-2019

  • Lajos Hanzo
  • Wanjiun Liao
  • David Miehelson
  • Ricardo Veiga

2018-2020

  • Gerhard Fettweis
  • Ekram Hossain
  • Urbashi Mitra
  • Wei Zhang

2019-2021

  • Octavia Dobre
  • Philippa Martin
  • Petar Popovski
  • Chengshan Xiao

2020-2022

  • Koichi Asatani
  • Ana Garcia Armada
  • Ashutosh Dutta
  • Robert Heath

2021-2023

  • Nury Gabriela Ramirez Cely
  • Sumei Sun
  • Zhensheng Zhang
  • Michele Zorzi

2022-2024

  • Yuguang (Michael) Fang
  • Wendi Heinzelman
  • Robert Schober
  • Angela Yingjun Zhang

2023-2024

  • Fambirai Takawira (Replaced Robert Schober, 2022-2024)

2023-2025

  • Sonia Aissa
  • Hanna Bogucka
  • Ashutosh Dutta
  • Shui Yu

2024-2026

  • Lin Cai
  • Dusit Niyato
  • Heinrich J. Stüttgen
  • Ricardo A. Veiga

IEEE Division III Director (voting member)

Division IEEE Directors - Voting members of IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors
Year Div III Director
1980-1981 Edward J. Doyle
1982-1983 Donald L. Schilling
1984-1985 A. F. Culbertson
1986-1987 Eric E. Sumner
1988-1989 R. W. Wyndrum, Jr.
1992-1993 Frederick T. Andrews
1994-1995 J.S. Ryan
1996-1997 C.L. Desmond
1998-1999 David Daut
2000-2001 Thomas Rowbotham
2002-2003 Stephen Weinstein
2004-2005 J. Roberto de Marca
2006-2007 Mark Karol
2008-2009 Curtis Siller
2010-2011 Nim Cheung
2012-2013 Doug Zuckerman
2014-2015 Harvey Freeman
2016-2017 Celia Desmond
2018-2019 Vijay Bhargava
2020-2021 Sergio Benedetto
2022-2023 Khaled B. Letaief
2024-2025 Khaled B. Letaief

Advisory council

1972-1973

  • Chair, F. D. Reese

1974-1975

  • Chair, A. F. Culbertson

1976-1977

  • Chair, Amos E. Joel, Jr.

1978-1979

  • Chair (Immediate Past President), W.E. Noller
  • Second Past President, Amos E. Joel, Jr.
  • President, Robert W. Lucky
  • Secretary, F. K. Becker
  • Director of Publications, J. Garodnick
  • Director of Administration, B.R. DeMaeyer

1980-1981

  • Chair (Immediate Past President), Robert W. Lucky
  • Second Past President, W. E. Noller
  • Secretary, R. J. Jaeger, Jr.
  • Director of Publications, J. Garodnick
  • Director of Administration, R. W. Moorehead
  • Director of Meetings and Conferences, B. R. DeMaeyer

1982-1983

  • Chair (Immediate Past President), Donald L. Schilling
  • Second Past President, Robert W. Lucky
  • Director of Publications, J. Garodnick
  • Director of Administration, R. J. Jaeger, Jr.
  • Director of Meetings and Conferences, E. J. Glenner