| Chairman |
Term |
| Ezra Cornell |
1865 - 1874 |
| Henry Williams Sage |
Jun. 16, 1875 - 1897 |
| Roswell P. Flower |
Oct. 30, 1897 - May 12, 1899 |
|
No official chair from 1899 to 1917; chairs (such as Boldt) were elected at each meeting on an acting basis |
| - George Charles Boldt |
1909? - Dec. 5, 1916 |
| Frank Harris Hiscock |
Apr. 18, 1917 - Oct. 29, 1938 |
| Justin DuPratt White |
Jan. 21, 1939 - Jul. 14, 1939 |
| - Howard Edward Babcock |
? - Apr. 28?, 1940 |
| Howard Edward Babcock |
Apr. 29?, 1940 - 1947 |
| Neal Dow Becker |
Jul. 1947 - Jun. 30, 1953 |
| John Lyon Collyer |
Jul. 1, 1953 - Jul. 1959 |
| Arthur Hobson Dean |
Jul. 1959 - Jun. 30, 1968 |
| Robert W. Purcell |
Jul. 1, 1968 - Jun. 1978 |
| Jansen Noyes, Jr. |
Jul. 1978 - Jun. 30, 1984 |
| Austin Huntington Kiplinger |
Jul. 1, 1984 - Jun. 1989 |
| Stephen H. Weiss |
Jul. 1989 - Jun. 30, 1997 |
| Harold Tanner |
Jul. 1, 1997 - 2002 |
| Peter C. Meinig |
Jul. 1, 2002 - Present |