Presidents and Chairs of the Television Academy
Television Academy leadership through the years
The position of Chair/CEO (formerly President) of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is an individual elected by the Governors.
In 2013, the organization was rebranded as the Television Academy.
Television Academy
| Years | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024- | Cris Abrego | Chair/CEO |
| 2019-2023 | Frank Scherma | Chair/CEO |
| 2017-2018 | Hayma Washington | Chair/CEO |
| 2012-2016 | Bruce Rosenblum | Chair/CEO |
| 2008-2011 | John Shaffner | Chair/CEO |
| 2004-2007 | Dick Askin | Chair/CEO |
| 2002-2003 | Bryce Zabel | Chair/CEO |
| 1998-2001 | Meryl Marshall-Daniels | Chair/CEO * |
| 1994-1997 | Rich Frank | President |
| 1990-1993 | Leo Chaloukian | President |
| 1988-1989 | Douglas Duitsman | President |
| 1986-1987 | Rich Frank | President |
| 1984-1985 | Diana Muldaur | President |
| 1982-1983 | John H. Mitchell | President |
| 1978-1980 | Hank Rieger | President |
| 1976-1977 | Larry Stewart | President |
| 1974-1975 | Hank Rieger | President |
| 1973-1974 | Thomas W. Sarnoff | President |
| 1972-1973 | Alan A. Armer | President |
| 1971-1972 | Sonny Fox | President |
| 1967-1969 | Serge Krizman | President |
| 1966-1967 | George Giroux | President |
| 1964-1966 | John Guedel | President |
| 1962-1964 | Dick Berg | President |
| 1961-1963 | Robert Lewine | President |
| 1960-1962 | Gail Patrick Jackson | President |
| 1957-1961 | Harry Ackerman | President |
| 1956 | Johnny Mercer | President |
| 1954-1955 | Don DeFore | President |
| 1953 | Charles Ruggles | President |
| 1952 | Hal Roach, Jr. | President |
| 1951 | Mike Stokey | President |
| 1950 | Syd Cassyd | President |
| 1949 | Harry Lubcke | President |
| 1948 | Charles R. Brown | President |
| 1947 | Edgar Bergen | President |
* In 1999, the leadership position was renamed Chair and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Marshall-Daniels was the first to use this title.
Please note: Dates we cite in this history may be estimated rather than definite, based on the best information available to us. The names and the order in which our presidents have served, however, are certain. We apologize for any discrepancies.
Presidents Gallery
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
From the formation of the National Academy (NATAS) in 1957, to the split of the two Academies in 1977, both Los Angeles and New York had a President. The overall leadership of the two Academies alternated each year between the two coasts.
These are the Presidents in New York during that period.
| Years | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1970-1976 | Robert Lewine | President |
| 1969 | Seymour Berns | President |
| 1967-1968 | Royal Blakeman | President |
| 1965-1966 | Rod Serling | President |
| 1964 | Mort Werner | President |
| 1962-1963 | Robert Lewine | President |
| 1961 | Harry Ackerman | President |
| 1960 | Walter Cronkite | President |
| 1959 | Harry Ackerman | President |
| 1957-1958 | Ed Sullivan | President |
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