AIGA presidents, 1914-present
Since AIGA's founding in 1914, AIGA presidents have served as leaders of the organization and the national board of directors.
William B. Howlan
1914–1915
John Clyde Oswald
1915–1916
Arthur S. Allen
1917–1919
Walter Gilliss
1920–1921
Frederic W. Goudy
1921–1922
Thompson Willing
1922–1923
Burton Emmet
1924–1925
W. Arthur Cole
1926–1927
Frederic G. Melcher
1927–1928
Frank Altschul
1928–1929
Henry A. Groesbeck, Jr.
1930–1931
Harry L. Gage
1932–1934
Charles Chester Lane
1935–1936
Henry Watson Kent
1936–1938
Melbert B. Carey, Jr.
1939–1940
Arthur R. Thompson
1941–1942
George T. Bailey
1943–1944
Walter Frese
1945–1946
Joseph A. Brandt
1947–1948
Donald S. Klopfer
1948–1950
Merle Armitage
1951–1952
Walter Dorwin Teague
1952–1953
Dr. M.F. Agha
1953–1955
Leo Lionni
1955–1957
Sidney R. Jacobs
1957–1958
Edna Beilenson
1958–1960
Alvin Eisenman
1960–1963
Ivan Chermayeff
1963–1966
George Tscherny
1966–1968
Allen Hurlburt
1968–1970
Henry Wolf
1970–1972
Robert O. Bach
1972–1974
Karl Fink
1974–1976
Massimo Vignelli
1976–1977
Richard Danne
1977–1979
James Fogleman
1979–1981
David R. Brown
1981–1984
Colin Forbes
1984–1986
Bruce Blackburn
1986–1988
Nancye Green
1988–1991
Anthony Russell
1992–1994
William Drenttel
1994–1996
Lucille Tenazas
1996–1998
Michael Bierut
1998–2001
Clement Mok
2001–2003
Michael Vanderbyl
2003–2005
Bill Grant
2005–2007
Sean Adams
2007–2009
Debbie Millman
2009–2011
Doug Powell
2011–2013
Sean Adams & Drew Davies
2013–2014
Sean Adams
2014–2015
Su Mathews Hale
2015–2018
Dana Arnett
2018–2020
Ashleigh Axios
2020–2022
Manuhuia Barcham
2022–2024
Cesar Rivera
2024-present
