The President is the highest official in the hierarchy of IAP’s governance model. The President serves one term of two years. The post of President-Elect is filled up first by election/nomination and the incumbent succeeds to the office of President after serving as President-Elect for 2 years. The President provides strategic vision and guidance for furthering the mission of IAP.
1986
A Bettarello, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1988
L Scuro, Verona, Italy
1988-1990
R Tsuchiya, Nagasaki, Japan
1990-1992
H Beger, Ulm, Germany
1992-1994
E P DiMagno, Rochester, USA
1994-1996
C Imrie, Glasgow, UK
1996-1998
T Takeuchi, Tokyo, Japan
1998-2000
A Warshaw, Boston, USA
2000-2002
J Neoptolemos, Liverpool, UK
2002-2004
S Matsuno, Sendai, Japan
2004-2006
P Banks, Boston, USA
2006-2008
M Lerch, Munster, Germany
2008-2010
M Tanaka, Fukuoka, Japan
2010-2012
A Saluja, Minneapolis, USA
2012-2014
P Levy, Paris, France
2014-2016
T Shimosegawa, Sendai, Japan
2016-2018
S Chari, Rochester, USA
2019-2021
Thomas Gress, Marburg, Germany
2021-2022
Yoshifumi Takeyama, Osaka, Japan
President-Elect
The President-Elect will be elected by the membership at the Business Meeting on the nomination of the Council and will normally succeed the President. The President-Elect will assume the duties of the President in his absence.