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President, President-elect, and Immediate Past President
Position Description/Responsibilities

Term

One year as President-elect beginning on July 1 of the year elected. One year as President immediately following term as President-elect. One year as Immediate Past President immediately following term as President. All terms end on June 30.

Responsibilities

President

  • Serve as Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, voting only in the event of a tie
  • Act as a spokesperson for FASEB presenting to member society, funder, and other organizational meetings as needed and as scheduling allows
  • Serve as a leader to address issues that may arise during their term
  • Prepare for and attend monthly virtual Board meetings, weekly virtual Executive Committee meetings, and up to 3 in-person meetings of the Board
  • Serve as a voting member of the Finance, Audit, and Investment Committee
  • Serve as a non-voting member of the Science Policy and Advocacy Committees, with responsibility to monitor the committees’ delegated authority

President-Elect Responsibilities

  • Serve as chair of the Advocacy Committee, voting only in the event of a tie, with responsibility to monitor the Advocacy Committee’s delegated authority
  • Act as a spokesperson for FASEB presenting to member society, funder, and other organizational meetings as needed and as scheduling allows
  • Serve as a leader to address issues that may arise during their term
  • Prepare for and attend monthly virtual and up to 3 in-person meetings of the Board as a voting member
  • Preside at meetings of the Board and Executive Committee in the President's absence, voting only in the event of a tie
  • Serve as a voting member of the Executive Committee and attend weekly virtual meetings
  • Serve as a voting member of the Finance, Audit, and Investment Committee

Immediate Past President Responsibilities

  • Serve as chair of the Leadership Development Committee and preside over monthly virtual meetings
  • Preside at meetings of the Board in both the President's and President-elect's absence, voting only in the event of a tie
  • Prepare for and attend monthly virtual Board meetings, weekly virtual Executive Committee meetings, and up to 3 in-person meetings of the Board
  • Act as a spokesperson for FASEB presenting to member society, funder, and other organizational meetings as needed and as scheduling allows
  • Serve as a non-voting member of the Finance, Audit, and Investment Committee
  • Serve as a voting member of the Executive Committee and attend weekly virtual meetings

Characteristics

Biographic, demographic, and scientific diversity in governance is an overarching goal of the Federation, and FASEB encourages Presidential candidates who represent this diversity.

The following are personal characteristics that the President should have:

  • Excellent leadership and facilitation skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to collaboration and team building
  • Experience communicating the value of science to policy makers and the public
  • Record of professional service
  • Experience working with Member Society Councils and Committees
  • Working knowledge of the federal budget process and structure
  • Knowledge about and experience in biological and/or biomedical research or comparable experience

Time Commitment

  • Up to 3 in-person Board meetings of 1.5 days each in Washington, DC, plus travel
  • 1-3 in-person presentations to other FASEB-related constituents in Washington, DC (NIH, NSF, other societies, etc.). When possible, these presentations will be scheduled to align with Board meetings to limit travel.
  • 2-5 member society board /council meeting presentations (typically virtual)
  • Up to 2-4hours per week for various virtual meetings – Advocacy Committee, Executive Committee, Board, etc.
  • 1-2 hours per week email correspondence