Board of Directors
ASHG is a professional society, led by volunteers. Nominated and elected to serve on the Board consistent with the ASHG Bylaws, members guide the Society’s direction and resources, applying their broad perspective and diverse experience in the genetics and genomics research community.
Applications and nominations for ASHG Board of Director service in 2025 closed on March 18, 2024.
Executive Committee
Bruce Gelb, MD (2025)
President
Icahn School of Medicine
![Brendan Lee, PhD](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Headshots-2022-Brendan-Lee.png)
Past President
Baylor College of Medicine
![Sarah Tishkoff, PhD President-elect](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Headshot-2023-Sarah-Tishkoff.png)
President-elect
University of Pennsylvania
![](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Headshot-2020-Heather-Medford.png)
Secretary
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
![Wendy Chung, MD, PhD](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Headshots-2022-Wendy-Chung.png)
Treasurer
Boston Children’s Hospital
![Amanda Perl ASHG CEO](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Headshot-2024-Amanda-Perl-100x135-v2.jpg)
Chief Executive Officer
Directors
![Yvonne Bombard, PhD](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Headshot-2022-Yvonne-Bombard.png)
University of Toronto
![Christine Eng](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Headshot-2023-Chrsitine-Eng.png)
Baylor College of Medicine
![Joseph G Gleeson, MD Board Member Elect](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Headshot-2022-Joseph-Gleeson-e1673973742950.jpg)
University of California, San Diego
Chris Gunter, PhD (2025)
National Institutes of Health
Serving in her personal capacity
![Ophir Klein, MD, PhD](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/headshot-2022-Ophir-Klein-100x135-1.png)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
![Bruce Korf, MD, PhD](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Headshot-board-Bruce-Korf-100x135-1.jpg)
AJHG Editor-in-Chief
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rebecca Meyer-Schuman, PhD (2026)
Baylor College of Medicine
![Krystal Tsosie](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Headshot-2020-Krystal-Tsosie-v2.png)
Arizona State University
Wendy Uhlmann, MS (2024)
Division of Genetic Medicine
University of Michigan
![Digna Velez Edwards, PhD](https://www.ashg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Headshot-2022-Digna-Velez-Edwards-100x135-1.png)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Scott Williams, PhD (2026)
Case Western Reserve University
Affiliations are listed for informational purposes only. Members do not represent their organizations.
Board Meeting Summaries
- Spring 2023, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2022, Los Angeles, CA
- Spring 2022, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2021, Virtual
- Spring 2021, Virtual
- Fall 2020, Virtual
- Spring 2020, Virtual
- Fall 2019, Houston, TX
- Winter-Spring 2019, Rockville, MD
- Fall 2018, San Diego, CA
- Spring 2018, Bethesda, MD