The statute authorizing the federal charter[2] (36 USC 309) to the BSA provides that "An executive board composed of citizens of the United States is the governing body of the corporation.
The number, qualifications, and term of office of members of the board are as provided in the bylaws.
Bylaws provide that membership will include:[3] Source:[4] Current notable members of the National Executive Board include former Ernst & Young CEO James Turley, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, and former Secretary of State Rex W.
[5] Former members of the NEB include former presidential nominee Mitt Romney[citation needed] and late LDS Church President Thomas S.
[6] Tanya Acker Glenn Adams David Alexander Lisa Argyros Jeanne Donlevy Arnold Bray B. Barnes Scott W. Beckett David Biegler B Howard Bulloch Dan Cabela Ray T Capp Hannah Carter Dennis H Chookaszian Scott Christensen David M Clark Keith A. Clark D Kent Clayburn (International Commissioner) Ronald O Coleman Wesley Coleman Philip M. Condit Joe Crafton William F. "Rick" Cronk Gary Crum John C. Cushman III Charles W. Dahlquist II Devang Desai Douglas H. Dittrick John R. Donnell Jr. Terrence P. Dunn (VP) L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. Jack D. Furst (VP) Robert Gates E. Gordon Gee John Gottschalk Jennifer Hancock J. Brett Harvey Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. Michael G. Hoffman Janice Bryant Howroyd Raymond E. Johns Joy Jones Nevada A. Kent IV Ron Kirk Lyle R. Knight (VP) Fred Markham Francis R. McAllister Drayton McLane Jr. (VP) C David Moody Ellie Morrison (National Commissioner) José F. Niño Arthur F. Oppenheimer Stephen W. Owen Dan Ownby (National President) R Doyle Parrish Matthew Parsons Tico A. Perez Wayne M. Perry Pamela Petterchak Jeanette H. Prenger Frank Ramirez Steve Rendle Robert H. Reynolds Roy S. Roberts James D. Rogers Nathan O. Rosenberg (VP) William Rosner David Rumbarger Jim Ryffel Alison K Schuler Michael E. Sears Wesley J. Smith W. Scott Sorrels William W. Stark Jr Randall L. Stephenson (VP) David L. Steward Thear Suzuki Bradley D. Tilden Rex W. Tillerson Frank D. Tsuru James S. Turley Steven E. Weekes James S. Wilson Amanda Covington Bradley E. Haddock Douglas B Mitchell Anthony Peluso Charles H. Smith Dominic Wolters Thomas R. Yarboro (Regional President) Per the by-laws, the executive committee is: The board is required to hold annual meetings.