executive director

British  

noun

1. a member of the board of directors of a company who is also an employee (usually full-time) of that company and who often has a specified area of responsibility, such as finance or production Compare nonexecutive director

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Derek Hsieh, executive director of the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, said the current process began with a group of labor unions launching a signature-gathering drive to put binding arbitration before voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"The future of the energy sector in the UK is renewable energy," said Tessa Khan, executive director of the campaigning group Uplift.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"That's $50 million to the local economy from 350 boats," according to Alexa Dayton, executive director of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Dr. Rick Silva, executive director of clinical trials at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology, explained that the designation helps promising technologies move through regulatory review more efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Second from the left is Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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