The Center has a governing board of directors that is responsible for setting the mission and strategic direction of the organization, as well as oversight of the policies, research priorities, finances and operations of the Center.

Robert M. Groves (chair)
Provost, Georgetown University

Claudine Gay
President, Harvard University

Susan Glasser
Contributing writer, The New Yorker

James McMillan
Senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Mike Roggero
Chairman & CEO, Fuse Media

Maria Thomas
Startup advisor and investor

Maribel Perez Wadsworth
Director, Associated Press and former President, Gannett Media

Rebecca Weiss
Social/Data Scientist and Technology Leader

Michael Dimock (nonvoting)
President, Pew Research Center