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

Paul McKinlay, executive director of court operations, predicted the growth in serious criminal cases would place further strain on the capacity and resources of the courts.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

That makes the possibility of another Garden Grove incident a matter of “if,” not when, said Seth Shonkoff, executive director at the science research institute PSE Healthy Energy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

That means they are only going to get more creative and more dangerous, says Jake Braun, executive director of the Cyber Policy Initiative at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Mike Prysner, the executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, a group that provides legal support and counsel for conscientious objectors, told Salon that they have seen a huge increase in interest.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

A few blocks away, A. L. Jackson, executive director of the local Wabash Street YMCA, was pushing in the same direction.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield