Board of Trustees
APA's priorities, policies, and budgets are determined and approved by the Board of Trustees. Each year a number of positions – both national and regional – on the Board of Trustees come up for election, and nominations are due each year by October 1. The standing committees of the Board of Trustees are Bylaws, Elections, Ethics, Finance and Budget, Joint Reference, Membership, Nominating, and Tellers.
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees

Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A.
President, 2023 – 2024

Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., Dr.Med.Sc.
President-Elect, 2023 – 2024

Gabrielle L. Shapiro, M.D.
Secretary, 2023 – 2025

Richard F. Summers, M.D.
Treasurer, 2022 – 2024

Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D
Immediate Past President, 2023 – 2024

Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D.
Speaker, 2023 – 2024

Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., FRCP-E, FRCPsych
CEO and Medical Director