Janet Yang has been re-elected as the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. Additionally, the Board has elected other officers for the 2023-2024 term:
- Bonnie Arnold, Vice President (chair, Membership Committee)
- Howard Berger, Vice President (chair, Museum Committee)
- Brooke Breton, Vice President (chair, Education and Outreach Committee)
- Tom Duffield, Vice President/Treasurer (chair, Finance Committee)
- DeVon Franklin, Vice President (chair, Equity and Inclusion Committee)
- Lynette Howell Taylor, Vice President (chair, Awards Committee)
- Howard A. Rodman, Vice President/Secretary (chair, Governance Committee)
- Kim Taylor-Coleman, Vice President (chair, History and Preservation Committee)
Yang is beginning her second term as President and her fifth year as a Governor-at-Large. She was nominated by the sitting Academy President and elected by the Board of Governors in 2019 and 2022. Some of her notable film-producing credits include The Joy Luck Club, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and the Oscar-nominated animated feature Over the Moon.
She won an Emmy for the HBO film Indictment: The McMartin Trial. A member of the Academy’s Producers Branch since 2002, Yang previously served on the Board as vice president and chair of the Membership Committee and prior to that, the Membership and Governance Committee.
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The Board of Governors plays a crucial role in setting the Academy’s strategic vision, preserving its financial health, and ensuring the fulfillment of its mission. Board members can serve up to two consecutive or non-consecutive three-year terms, followed by a two-year hiatus, after which they become eligible for up to two additional three-year terms, reaching a lifetime maximum of 12 years. Officers serve one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive years in any one office.
Under Yang’s leadership and with the collective efforts of the newly elected officers, the Academy will continue its work to elevate the contributions of its global membership and the film community, promote the industry’s rich history, encourage meaningful dialogue, and advance equity and inclusion in all aspects of the organization.
