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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Example Sentences

I also asked Sue Bell Yank, Clockshop’s executive director, how the kite festival began.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

“Instead they turn to anyone who promises unicorns and rainbows,” said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a nonprofit trade group representing student-loan servicers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Viles Dorsainvil, the executive director of Haitian Community Support Center, calls it a lasting trauma that the immigrant population and their children will carry with them beyond this administration.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Mercy Mutemi a lawyer representing the petitioners, who is also executive director of campaign group the Oversight Lab, said Meta's statement should be a warning to the Kenyan government.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson