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.

Executive Committee

Bruce Gelb, MD (2025)
President
Icahn School of Medicine

Brendan Lee, MD, PhD (2024)
Past President
Baylor College of Medicine

Sarah Tishkoff, PhD (2026)
President-elect
University of Pennsylvania

Heather Mefford, MD, PhD (2025)
Secretary
St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Wendy Chung, MD, PhD (2025)
Treasurer
Boston Children’s Hospital

Amanda Perl
Chief Executive Officer

Directors

Yvonne Bombard, PhD (2024)
 University of Toronto

Christine Eng, MD (2026)
Baylor College of Medicine

Joseph Gleeson, MD (2025)
University of California, San Diego

Chris Gunter, PhD (2025)
National Institutes of Health
Serving in her personal capacity

Ophir Klein, MD, PhD (2025)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Bruce Korf, MD, PhD (2025)
AJHG Editor-in-Chief
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rebecca Meyer-Schuman, PhD (2026)
Baylor College of Medicine

Krystal Tsosie, PhD (2026)
Arizona State University

Wendy Uhlmann, MS (2024)
Division of Genetic Medicine
University of Michigan

Digna Velez Edwards, PhD (2025)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Affiliations are listed for informational purposes only. Members do not represent their organizations.

Board Meeting Summaries

• Spring 2024, Rockville, MD
• Fall 2023, Washington, DC
• 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

Archived Business Meeting Minutes

• 2023, Virtual (DRAFT)
• 2022, Virtual
• 2021, Virtual
• 2020, Virtual
• 2019, Houston
• 2018, San Diego, CA
• 2017, Orlando, FL
• 2016, Vancouver, BC