ACM Past Presidents
- 2020 - 22: Gabriele Kotsis
- 2018 - 20: Cherri M. Pancake
- 2016 - 18: Vicki L. Hanson
- 2014 - 16: Alexander L. Wolf
- 2012 - 14: Vinton G. Cerf
- 2010 - 12: Alain Chesnais
- 2008 - 10: Dame Wendy Hall
- 2006 - 08: Stuart Feldman
- 2004 - 06: David Patterson
- 2002 - 04: Maria M. Klawe
- 2000 - 02: Stephen R. Bourne
- 1998 - 00: Barbara Simons
- 1996 - 98: Charles House
- 1994 - 96: Stuart H. Zweben
- 1992 - 94: Gwen Bell
- 1990 - 92: John R. White
- 1988 - 90: Bryan S. Kocher
- 1986 - 88: Paul W. Abrahams
- 1984 - 86: Adele Goldberg
- 1982 - 84: David H. Brandin
- 1980 - 82: Peter J. Denning
- 1978 - 80: Daniel D. McCracken
- 1976 - 78: Herbert R.J. Grosch
- 1974 - 76: Jean E. Sammet
- 1972 - 74: Anthony Ralston
- 1970 - 72: Walter M. Carlson
- 1968 - 70: Bernard A. Galler
- 1966 - 68: Anthony G. Oettinger
- 1964 - 66: George E. Forsythe
- 1962 - 64: Alan J. Perlis
- 1960 - 62: Harry D. Huskey
- 1958 - 60: R.W. Hamming
- 1956 - 58: J.W. Carr III
- 1954 - 56: A.S. Householder
- 1952 - 54: Samuel B. Williams
- 1950 - 52: Franz L. Alt
- 1949 - 50: John W. Mauchly
- 1947 - 48: J.H. Curtiss
ACM’s Volunteer Leaders
ACM is a volunteer-driven organization. Our volunteer leaders choose the directions for ACM and oversee our many activities and initiatives.
- ACM’s elected officers have overall responsibility for ACM. [Learn more...]
- ACM Council members function as our board of directors. [Learn more...]
- ACM’s Board and Council Chairs are responsible for particular types of services and initiatives. [Learn more...]
- ACM’s Special Interest Group Governing Board oversees the activities of the interest groups that manage most of our conferences and special projects. [Learn more...]
- ACM Regional Council Leaders oversee our activities in other parts of the globe. [Learn more...]
Get Involved with ACM
ACM is a volunteer-led and member-driven organization. Everything ACM accomplishes is through the efforts of people like you. A wide range of activities keeps ACM moving: organizing conferences, editing journals, reviewing papers and participating on boards and committees, to name a few. Find out all the ways that you can volunteer with ACM.