NPR Board of Directors

The NPR Board of Directors is responsible for the governance of our 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Board sets the policies and overall direction for NPR management, monitors the performance of NPR, and provides financial oversight.

On November 2, 2015, NPR Members approved a change in the NPR Bylaws to expand the Board of Directors to 23 directors, consisting of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the Board by their fellow Member stations, 9 Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the Board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO.

NPR Board and Membership Meetings

NPR Member Station Managers

Jennifer Ferro
CEO, KCRW
Chair, NPR Board of Directors

Debbie Hiott
General Manager, KUT News

Rachel Hubbard
Executive Director, KOSU Public Radio

Myrna Johnson
Executive Director, Iowa Public Radio

Margaret Low
CEO, WBUR

R.C. McBride
General Manager, WGLT and WCBU

Sarah Morris
General Manager, KCUR

Maria O'Mara
Executive Director, KUER

Tina Pamintuan
CEO, St. Louis Public Radio

Elise Pepple
Executive Director, Marfa Public Radio

Erika Pulley-Hayes
General Manager, WAMU

Mike Savage
Director & General Manager, WEKU

Shawn Turner
General Manager, WKAR Public Media

President of NPR

Katherine Maher
President and CEO

Chair of the NPR Foundation

John McGinn

Public Members of the Board

Milena Alberti-Perez
Financial, Media and Technology Executive

Matthew Barzun
Media Entrepreneur, Author

Scott Donaton
Founder, Narrative Thread and former SVP of Marketing at Hulu

Stephen George
Head of Emerging Markets, American Journalism Project

LeRoy Kim
Managing Director, Allen & Company LLC

Joanna Lambert
Head of Consumer, Yahoo! Inc.

Catherine Levene
Executive, Entrepreneur, and Vice Chair, NPR Board of Directors

Judith Segura
Lead Thermal Architect, Apple, Inc.

Howard Wollner
Senior Vice President, Retired, Starbucks Coffee Company