AGU Executive Director/CEO Search Update

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With the new year fully underway, I want to update you on our progress for AGU’s next Executive Director/CEO.

AGU has partnered with the executive search company Vetted Solutions to lead this process.

The position description is now available. Please share the position listing with individuals who would be a strong fit for this role.

We look forward to identifying the best candidates who share our vision of building a thriving, sustainable, and equitable future supported by scientific discovery, innovation, and action.

Today the search is public, and including myself, our search committee comprises the following members:

  • Lisa J. Graumlich, chair; AGU Past President; Dean Emerita, College of the Environment, University of Washington
  • Brandon Jones, AGU President; Program Director for Education and Broadening Participation in the Geosciences Directorate, National Science Foundation
  • Bernie Bastien, Assistant Professor, Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change Department, National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Guy Brasseur, Senior Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology; former AGU Annual Meeting Program Chair
  • Janice R. Lachance, AGU Interim Executive Director/CEO
  • Mark Little, Executive Director, NCGrowth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; former President, Geological Society of America
  • Artesha Moore, CEO, Association Forum; former AGU Senior Staff member
  • LaToya Myles, AGU Board member and AGU Council Vice Chair; Deputy Director of Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Nevada Winrow, Founder and CEO, Black Girls Dive Foundation
  • Mei Zheng, Professor, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Vice Chair, AGU Global Engagement Committee
  • Mary Bender, AGU Chief of Staff (committee staff liaison)

Thank you and again, direct any interest or queries directly to [email protected].