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executive director

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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

“We have to prioritize our investments, and prioritizing them in local water makes the most sense,” said Bruce Reznik, executive director of the group Los Angeles Waterkeeper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 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

Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, said the squad must remain in a "bubble" in Belgium.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Marc Mauer, the executive director of the Sentencing Project, notes that what is most remarkable about the moratorium campaign in retrospect is the context of imprisonment at the time.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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