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FASEB Officer Election Policy and Procedures (2026)

Open Positions

The President-Elect shall be elected annually by the Board from directors and officers currently serving on the Board and those who have served on the Board within the prior two (2) years.

The Vice President-Elect for Science Policy shall be elected annually by the Board from those directors serving on the Board and those who have served on the Board within the prior two (2) years and current members of the Science Policy Committee.

For the 2026 elections only, the Vice President for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement shall be elected by the Board from those directors serving on the Board and those who have served on the Board within the prior two (2) years. 

The Vice President-Elect for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement shall be elected by the Board from those directors serving on the Board and those who have served on the Board within the prior two (2) years. 

Two Executive Committee Representatives shall be elected annually by the Board from those directors who will serve on the Board in the upcoming year beginning July 1.

Former Board directors whose member society is not currently a full member.

Member society staff are not eligible to run for an Officer position.

Early-career Representatives are not eligible to run for an Officer position.

No individual shall serve more than one term in the same Officer position. No individual shall serve in two Officer positions simultaneously. (FASEB bylaws Article V, Section 3).

To apply to be on the 2026 officer ballot:

Send answers to the questions below, with a headshot, to [email protected] by the appropriate deadline. Submissions must be no more than 4,500 characters (including spaces).

  1. Why do you want to serve in this role?
  2. Based on your understanding of the current internal and external forces facing FASEB, describe the challenges and opportunities for FASEB to advance the goals of the committee and the overall FASEB strategic plan. 
  3. Describe the attributes and experiences (general experiences, FASEB, or other volunteer leadership experiences) that have prepared you for this position. Feel free to include a hyperlink to a biosketch, CV, faculty profile, etc. 

Please refer to the relevant position description in drafting your responses:

President/President-Elect/Immediate Past President

Reminder and new for 2026: the President-Elect will also serve as the Chair of the new Advocacy Committee effective July 1, 2026, voting only in the event of a tie, with responsibility to monitor the Advocacy Committee's delegated authority.

Vice President for Science Policy
Vice President for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement (position descriptions under development, draft available to interested candidates)
Vice President-Elect for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement (position descriptions under development, draft available to interested candidates)
Board Representative on the Executive Committee (position descriptions under development, draft available to interested candidates)

Nomination Deadlines:

President-Elect / VP-Elect for Science Policy: Friday, April 10, 2026

Executive Committee Representative: Friday, May 29, 2026

Election Procedure

President-Elect/Vice President-Elect for Science Policy/Vice President for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement/Vice President-Elect for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement

The Leadership Development Committee will determine the final slate of no more than three President-Elect, Vice President for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement, and Vice President-Elect for Biological Workforce Development and Engagement candidates by April 14, 2026. The slate shall be presented to the Federation Board by April 17, 2026. At that time, all voting members will receive voting instructions and the time and date voting will close.

The ballot will require each voting member to rank the candidates in preference from 1 to N, where N is the number of candidates.

The counting of ballots proceeds as follows: Each candidate receives N points for each ballot where that candidate receives a 1st preference, N-1 points for each ballot where that candidate receives a 2nd preference, etc. The winning candidate will be the candidate with the most points.

If two or more candidates tie for first place, the winning candidate will be the candidate with the most 1st preferences. If the tie is not broken in this manner, the process will continue by determining which candidate has the most 2nd preferences, etc. If this process fails to break the tie, a separate runoff election will be held between the tied candidates.

Executive Committee Representatives

The Leadership Development Committee will determine the final slate of no more than three Executive Committee Representatives at their meeting on Friday, May 29, 2026. The slate shall be presented to the Federation Board no later than Friday, June 12. At that time, all voting members will receive voting instructions and the time and date voting will close.

The ballot will require each voting member to rank the candidates in preference from 1 to N, where N is the number of candidates.

The counting of ballots proceeds as follows: Each candidate receives N points for each ballot where that candidate receives a 1st preference, N-1 points for each ballot where that candidate receives a 2nd preference, etc. The winning candidate will be the candidate with the most points.
If two or more candidates tie for first place, the winning candidate will be the candidate with the most 1st preferences. If the tie is not broken in this manner, the process will continue by determining which candidate has the most 2nd preferences, etc. If this process fails to break the tie, a separate runoff election will be held between the tied candidates.