GW Board of Trustees
The George Washington University is governed by a board of trustees responsible for the management, direction and governance of the University. Members of the board play an important role in the oversight of the University’s fiscal, academic and physical plant operations. Trustees also provide leadership in fundraising and participate actively in GW’s strategic initiatives.
The GW Board of Trustees has established a series of standing and special committees that meet during the full meetings of the board and act throughout the year, as necessary. Current standing committees include:
- Committee on Academic Affairs
- Committee on Development and Alumni Relations
- Committee on Finance and Audit
- Committee on External Affairs
- Committee on Investments
- Committee on Medical Center
- Committee on Student Affairs
- Committee on Governance, Compensation and Nominations
There also are two special committees, the Committee on GW/VA Campuses and the Committee on Real Estate.
W. Russell Ramsey, B.B.A. '81, serves as chairman of The George Washington University Board of Trustees. President Steven Knapp is an ex-officio member of the board.
Sustainability, Affordability and Community
The three strategic initiatives GW is focusing on to enhance our academic, research and service programs. Learn more about them.
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.