National Chair of Scouting America


The National Chair is the presiding officer of the National Executive Board of Scouting America, the governing body of the organization. The office holder is a volunteer elected by the members of the board. Along with the Chief Scout Executive and National Commissioner, the National Chair is a member of the organization’s “Key 3”.
Prior to 2018, the role of National Chair was titled National President.

List

TermPresident
1910–1925Colin H. Livingstone
1925–1926James J. Storrow
1926 Milton A. McRae
1926–1931Walter W. Head
1931Mortimer L. Schiff
1931–1946Walter W. Head
1946–1951Amory Houghton
1951–1956John Mortimer Schiff
1956–1959Kenneth K. Bechtel
1959–1964Ellsworth Hunt Augustus
1964–1968Thomas J. Watson
1968–1971Irving Feist
1971–1973Norton Clapp
1973–1975Robert W. Reneker
1975–1977Arch H. Monson. Jr.
1977–1979Downing B. Jenks
1979John D. Murchison
1979–1980Downing B. Jenks
1980–1982Thomas C. MacAvoy
1982–1984Edward C. Joullian III
1984–1986Sanford N. McDonnell
1986–1988Charles M. Pigott
1988–1990Harold S. Hook
1990–1992Richard H. Leet
1992–1994John L. Clendenin
1994–1996Norman R. Augustine
1996–1998John W. Creighton Jr.
1998–2000Edward Whitacre
2000–2002Milton H. Ward
2002–2004Roy S. Roberts
2004–2006John C. Cushman
2006–2008Rick Cronk
2008–2010John Gottschalk
2010–2012Rex Tillerson
2012–2014Wayne M. Perry
2014–2016Robert Gates
2016–2018Randall L. Stephenson
2018–2020Jim Turley
2020–2023Daniel Gil "Dan" Ownby
2023–presentBrad Tilden