Terms for officers and members-at-large of the Executive Committee begin from the annual meeting of the AAA. The officers and members for 2018 are:
- President, Simon Coleman, 2017-2019
- President Elect, Courtney Handman, 2017-2019
- Immediate Past President, Adeline Masquelier, 2015-2017
- Secretary, Timothy R. Landry, 2018-2020
- Treasurer, Lauren Leve, 2013-2019
- Student Representative, Saliha Chattoo, 2018-2020
- Members-at-Large, Ana Bacigalupo (2017-2019), Jon Bialecki (2016-2018), Ayala Fader (2014-2018), Sondra Hausner (2017-2019), Jeanette Jouili (2017-2019), Mara Leichtman (2016-2018), Stephen Selka (2017-2019), and Brendan Jamal Thornton (2016-2018)
The Executive Committee also may appoint non-voting ex-officio members from time to time to help with the management of SAR. Currently, they are:
- Book Series Editors, Don Seeman and Hillary Kaell
- Anthropology News Column Editor, Roberta Ricucci and Jon Bialecki
- SAR Program Chair for AAA Meeting, Roberta Ricucci
- Clifford Geertz Prize Committee Chair, JoAnn D’Alisera
- Webmaster and Listserv Moderator, Jeremy Cohen