Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOUNDED IN 1780, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS EXCELLENCE AND CONVENES LEADERS FROM EVERY FIELD OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR TO EXAMINE NEW IDEAS, ADDRESS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WORK TOGETHER "TO CULTIVATE EVERY ART AND SCIENCE WHICH MAY TEND TO ADVANCE THE INTEREST, HONOR, DIGNITY, AND HAPPINESS OF A FREE, INDEPENDENT, AND VIRTUOUS PEOPLE." THE ACADEMY CURRENTLY UNDERTAKES A BROAD ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES IN FIVE PROJECT CATEGORIES: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE; THE HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND CULTURE; AND AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IS AN HONORARY MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY THAT DRAWS UPON DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS IN EVERY RELEVANT ART AND SCIENCE TO CONDUCT SERIOUS ANALYSES OF ISSUES OF PRACTICAL CONCERN TO THE NATION. THE ACADEMY EXAMINES POLICY CHALLENGES AND SCHOLARLY QUESTIONS THAT CANNOT BE EASILY ADDRESSED BY SCHOLARS OR PROFESSIONS IN ISOLATION.
ACADEMY PROJECTS AND STUDIES - DRAWING FROM EVERY FIELD OF RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, THE ACADEMY BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, POLICY-MAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND OTHER EXPERTS TO EXAMINE THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS FACING OUR WORLD. OFTEN, THE ACADEMY'S INFLUENTIAL STUDIES HELP PIONEER NEW FIELDS THAT TRANSCEND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES.
PROJECT OUTREACH AND EVENTS - THE ACADEMY REGULARLY SPONSORS MEETINGS, LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND INFORMAL GATHERINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY. TOPICS ARE DRAWN FROM ACADEMY PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE RESEARCH AND WRITINGS OF ACADEMY MEMBERS.
PUBLICATIONS - THE ACADEMY MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM TO DISSEMINATE NEW KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ACADEMY RESEARCH. OUR PUBLICATIONS INFLUENCE SCHOLARS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND OTHER LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, THE ARTS, BUSINESS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND PHILANTHROPY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jonathan F Fanton | PRESIDENT (UNTIL 12-31-18) | 40 | $576,481 |
| Mark Robinson | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $239,269 |
| Alison Franklin | CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER | 40 | $177,083 |
| Cory Diamond | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | 40 | $175,490 |
| Phyllis Bendell | DIR. OF PUBLISHING | 40 | $166,322 |
| Steven Dansby | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $160,814 |
| John Randell | SR. PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $157,681 |
| David W Oxtoby | PRESIDENT (AS OF 1-1-19) | 40 | $0 |
| Larry Jay Shapiro | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Shirley M Tilghman | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cherry A Murray | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Mark Hansen | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Pauline Yu | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Natasha Trethewey | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Venkatesh Narayanamurti | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Lithgow | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nannerl O Keohane | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David M Rubenstein | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lousie H Bryson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kwame Anthony Appiah | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carl H Pforzheimer Iii | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Geraldine L Richmond | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Alan M Dachs | VICE CHAIR OF BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Diane P Wood | VICE CHAIR OF BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy C Andrews | CHAIR OF THE BOARD | 4 | $0 |
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