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.
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Term President 1910–1925 Colin H. Livingstone 1925–1926 James J. Storrow (died in office) 1926 (March–May) Milton A. McRae 1926–1931 Walter W. Head 1931 Mortimer L. Schiff (died in office) 1931–1946 Walter W. Head 1946–1951 Amory Houghton 1951–1956 John Mortimer Schiff 1956–1959 Kenneth K. Bechtel 1959–1964 Ellsworth Hunt Augustus 1964–1968 Thomas J. Watson 1968–1971 Irving Feist 1971–1973 Norton Clapp 1973–1975 Robert W. Reneker 1975–1977 Arch H. Monson. Jr. 1977–1979 Downing B. Jenks 1979 John D. Murchison (died in office) 1979–1980 Downing B. Jenks 1980–1982 Thomas C. MacAvoy 1982–1984 Edward C. Joullian III 1984–1986 Sanford N. McDonnell 1986–1988 Charles M. Pigott 1988–1990 Harold S. Hook 1990–1992 Richard H. Leet 1992–1994 John L. Clendenin 1994–1996 Norman R. Augustine 1996–1998 John W. Creighton Jr. 1998–2000 Edward Whitacre 2000–2002 Milton H. Ward 2002–2004 Roy S. Roberts 2004–2006 John C. Cushman 2006–2008 Rick Cronk 2008–2010 John Gottschalk 2010–2012 Rex Tillerson 2012–2014 Wayne M. Perry 2014–2016 Robert Gates 2016–2018 Randall L. Stephenson2018–2020 Jim Turley2020–2023 Daniel Gil "Dan" Ownby2023–2026 Brad Tilden2026-currentRichard “Ricky” G. Mason
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