The Officers of the Game Theory Society are elected to two-year terms by the members of the Game Theory Society Council.
The Members of the Game Theory Society elect thirty-six individuals to serve on the Game Theory Society Council for staggered six-year terms. The Council of the Society acts as the governing board of the Society.
The Fellows of the society are a group of people honored for their contributions to game theory and service to the Society, and are a source of advice for the Steering Committee.
The Game Theory Society was founded in 1999, with an initial list of Charter Members.
The Society’s bylaws contain details of the Society’s structure and governance.
Current Officers of the Game Theory Society
President: Michihiro Kandori
Executive Vice President: Gabrielle Demange
Secretary and Treasurer: Frank Thuijsman
Vice President for Communications: Olivier Gossner
Past President: Matthew Jackson
Advisory Board
Former Members of the Advisory Board
Kenneth Arrow (1921-2017)
John Nash (1928-2015)
Reinhard Selten (1930-2016)
Lloyd Shapley (1923-2016)
David Schmeidler (1939-2022)
Former Officers
2022 – 2023
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Willemien Kets |
2020 – 2022
| President: | Matthew Jackson |
| Executive Vice President: | Michihiro Kandori |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Jean-Jacques Herings |
| Vice President for Communications: | Rakesh Vohra |
| Past President: | Hervé Moulin |
2018 – 2020
| President: | Hervé Moulin |
| Executive Vice President: | Matthew Jackson |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Jean-Jacques Herings |
| Vice President for Communications: | Rakesh Vohra |
| Past President: | Larry Samuelson |
2016 – 2018
| President: | Larry Samuelson |
| Executive Vice President: | Herve Moulin |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Jean-Jacques Herings |
| Vice President for Communications: | Rakesh Vohra |
| Past President: | David Schmeidler |
2014 – 2016
| President: | David Schmeidler |
| Executive Vice President: | Larry Samuelson |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Jean-Jacques Herings |
| Vice President for Communications: | Rakesh Vohra |
| Past President: | Roger Myerson |
2012 – 2014
| President: | Roger Myerson |
| Executive Vice President: | David Schmeidler |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Federico Valenciano |
| Vice President for Communications: | Bernhard von Stengel |
| Past President: | Eric Maskin |
2010 – 2012
| President: | Eric Maskin |
| Executive Vice President: | Roger Myerson |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Federico Valenciano |
| Vice President for Communications: | Bernhard von Stengel |
| Past President: | Sergiu Hart |
2008 – 2010
| President: | Sergiu Hart |
| Executive Vice President: | Eric Maskin |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Federico Valenciano |
| Vice President for Communications: | Bernhard von Stengel |
| Past President: | H. Peyton Young |
2006 – 2008
| President | H. Peyton Young |
| Executive Vice President: | Sergiu Hart |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Eric van Damme |
| Vice President for Communications: | Bernhard von Stengel |
| Past President: | Ehud Kalai |
2003 – 2006
| President: | Ehud Kalai |
| Executive Vice President: | H. Peyton Young |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Eric van Damme |
| Vice President for Communications: | Dov Samet |
| Past President: | Robert J. Aumann |
1999 – 2003
| President: | Robert J. Aumann |
| Executive Vice President: | Ehud Kalai |
| Secretary and Treasurer: | Eric van Damme |
| Vice President for Communications: | Adam Brandenburger |
(year of election to the Council)
| V Bhaskar (2019) | Asuman Ozdaglar (2021) |
| Anna Bogomolnaia (2019) | Wojciech Olszewski (2017) |
| Yeon-Koo Che (2017) | David Parkes (2019) |
| In-Koo Cho (2021) | David Pearce (2019) |
| Xiaotie Deng (2021) | Marek Pycia (2021) |
| John Duggan (2017) | Debraj Ray (2017) |
| Lars Ehlers (2017) | Jérôme Renault (2017) |
| Sanjeev Goyal (2019) | Arunava Sen (2017) |
| Faruk Gul (2017) | Ilya Segal (2019) |
| Nicole Immorlica (2021) | Vasiliki Skreta (2019) |
| Fuhito Kojima (2021) | Rann Smorodinsky (2019) |
| Bettina Klaus (2019) | Tayfun Sönmez (2021) |
| Rida Laraki (2019) | Ran Spiegler (2021) |
| David Levine (2021) | Yves Sprumont (2017) |
| Gilat Levy (2021) | Ennio Stacchetti (2017) |
| Akihiko Matsui (2017) | Moshe Tennenholtz (2019) |
| Margaret Meyer (2021) | Bernhard von Stengel (2017) |
| Debasis Mishra (2021) | Alison Watts (2019) |
| Renee Bowen (2023) | Kfir Eliaz (2023) |
| Arne Traulsen (2023) | Bruno Strulovici (2023) |
| Philipp Strack (2023) | Mira Frick (2023) |
| Ben Golub (2023) | Dorothea Kuebler (2023) |
| Gabriel Carroll (2023) | Itai Ashlagi (2023) |
| Annie Liang (2023) | Aislinn Bohren (2023) |
Former Council Members
(year of retirement from the Council)
| Dilip Abreu (2017) | Dov Monderer (2011) |
| Susan Athey (2015) | Stephen Morris (2013) |
| Rabah Amir (2021) | Hervé Moulin (2009) |
| David Austen-Smith (2011) | Roger Myerson (2005) |
| Salvador Barberà (2009) | Abraham Neyman (2005) |
| Pierpaolo Battigalli (2003) | Noam Nisan (2021) |
| Elchanan Ben-Porath (2017) | Georg Nöldeke (2021) |
| Ken Binmore (2007) | Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara (2003) |
| David Blackwell (2007) | Akira Okada (2021) |
| Francis Bloch (2017) | Barry O'Neill (2013) |
| Tilman Börgers (2021) | Wojciech Olszewski (2023) |
| Steve Brams (2009) | Guillermo Owen (2015) |
| Adam Brandenburger (2014) | Thomas Palfrey (2015) |
| Colin Camerer (2009) | Christos Papadimitriou (2015) |
| Yeon-Koo Che (2023) | Motty Perry (2013) |
| Olivier Compte (2021) | Hans Peters (2009) |
| Vince Crawford (2003) | Leon Petrosjan (2007) |
| Martin Cripps (2013) | Robert Porter (2007) |
| Eddie Dekel (2011) | Andrew Postlewaite (2011) |
| Gabrielle Demange (2011) | Debraj Ray (2023) |
| Avinash Dixit (2015) | Jérôme Renault (2023) |
| Pradeep Dubey (2007) | Philip Reny (2013) |
| John Duggan (2023) | Arthur Robson (2015) |
| Bhaskar Dutta (2019) | Joachim Rosenmüller (2003) |
| Federico Echenique (2019) | Alvin Roth (2003) |
| Lars Ehlers (2023) | Tim Roughgarden (2019) |
| Hülya Eraslan (2021) | Ariel Rubinstein (2003) |
| Jeff Ely (2019) | Aldo Rustichini (2015) |
| Françoise Forges (2005) | Aranuva Sen (2023) |
| Dean Foster (2011) | Dov Samet (2005) |
| Drew Fudenberg (2009) | Larry Samuelson (2013) |
| John Geanakoplos (2011) | William Sandholm (2019) * |
| Allan Gibbard (2015) | Mark Satterthwaite (2011) |
| Itzhak Gilboa (2011) | Thomas Schelling (2015) * |
| Olivier Gossner (2013) | Karl Schmedders (2021) |
| Srihari Govindan (2021) | David Schmeidler (2007)* |
| Faruk Gul (2023) | Roberto Serrano (2011) |
| Joe Halpern (2007) | Chris Shannon (2021) |
| Sergiu Hart (2005) | Yoav Shoham (2005) |
| Aviad Heifetz (2019) | Karl Sigmund (2019) |
| Jean-Jacques Herings (2017) | Brian Skyrms (2005) |
| Carmen Herrero (2017) | Joel Sobel (2013) |
| Johannes Hörner (2019) | Eilon Solan (2019) |
| Josef Hofbauer (2007) | Sylvain Sorin (2003) |
| Matthew Jackson (2009) | Marilda Sotomayor (2005) |
| Philippe Jehiel (2015) | Yves Sprumont (2023) |
| Michihiro Kandori (2009) | Ennio Stacchetti (2023) |
| Paul Klemperer (2017) | Éva Tardos (2019) |
| David Kreps (2003) | Yair Tauman (2013) |
| Vijay Krishna (2013) | William Thomson (2007) |
| Ehud Lehrer (2011) | Stef Tijs (2007)* |
| Barton Lipman (2013) | Federico Valenciano (2005) |
| George Mailath (2011) | Fernando Vega-Redondo (2017) |
| Michael Maschler (2007)* | Nicolas Vieille (2019) |
| Andreu Mas-Colell (2007) | Rajiv Vohra (2021) |
| Leslie Marx (2019) | Rakesh Vohra (2015) |
| Eric Maskin (2003) | Bernhard von Stengel (2023) |
| Akihiko Matsui (2023) | Jörgen Weibull (2009) |
| Preston McAfee (2017) | Robert Wilson (2005) |
| Richard McKelvey (2002)* | Eyal Winter (2017) |
| Andrew McLennan (2017) | Asher Wolinsky (2017) |
| Nimrod Megiddo (2005) | Myrna Wooders (2009) |
| Jean-François Mertens (2003)* | Leeat Yariv (2021) |
| Paul Milgrom (2009) | Peyton Young (2003) |
| Benny Moldovanu (2013) | Bill Zame (2017) |
| Shmuel Zamir (2009) |
Note: Until 2005 the Council had 35 members. With the 2005 election, 11 retiring members were replaced by 12 newly elected members to obtain the new count of 36.
Fellows of the Game Theory Society
| Dilip Abreu | Dov Monderer |
| Rabah Amir | Stephen Morris |
| Susan Athey | Herve Moulin |
| Robert Aumann | Roger Myerson |
| David Austen-Smith | Abraham Neyman |
| Salvador Barberà | Noam Nisan |
| Pierpaolo Battigalli | Georg Nöldeke |
| Elchanan Ben-Porath | Akira Okada |
| Ken Binmore | Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara |
| Francis Bloch | Barry O'Neill |
| Tilman Börgers | Guillermo Owen |
| Steve Brams | Thomas Palfrey |
| Adam Brandenburger | Christos Papadimitriou |
| Colin Camerer | Motty Perry |
| Olivier Compte | Hans Peters |
| Vince Crawford | Leon Petrosjan |
| Martin Cripps | Robert Porter |
| Eric van Damme | Andrew Postlewaite |
| Eddie Dekel | Philip Reny |
| Gabrielle Demange | Arthur Robson |
| Avinash Dixit | Joachim Rosenmüller |
| Pradeep Dubey | Alvin Roth |
| Bhaskar Dutta | Tim Roughgarden |
| Federico Echenique | Ariel Rubinstein |
| Jeff Ely | Aldo Rustichini |
| Hülya Eraslan | Dov Samet |
| Francoise Forges | Larry Samuelson |
| Dean Foster | William Sandholm * |
| Drew Fudenberg | Mark Satterthwaite |
| John Geanakoplos | Karl Schmedders |
| Allan Gibbard | David Schmeidler * |
| Itzhak Gilboa | Roberto Serrano |
| Olivier Gossner | Chris Shannon |
| Srihari Govindan | Yoav Shoham |
| Joe Halpern | Karl Sigmund |
| Sergiu Hart | Brian Skyrms |
| Aviad Heifetz | Joel Sobel |
| Jean-Jacques Herings | Eilon Solan |
| Josef Hofbauer | Sylvain Sorin |
| Carmen Herrero | Marilda Sotomayor |
| Johannes Hörner | Eva Tardos |
| Matthew Jackson | Yair Tauman |
| Philippe Jehiel | William Thomson |
| Ehud Kalai | Stef Tijs |
| Michihiro Kandori | Federico Valenciano |
| Paul Klemperer | Fernando Vega-Redondo |
| David Kreps | Nicolas Vieille |
| Vijay Krishna | Rajiv Vohra |
| Ehud Lehrer | Rakesh Vohra |
| Barton Lipman | Bernhard von Stengel |
| George Mailath | Jörgen Weibull |
| Leslie Marx | Robert Wilson |
| Andreu Mas-Colell | Eyal Winter |
| Eric Maskin | Asher Wolinsky |
| Preston McAfee | Myrna Wooders |
| Andrew McLennan | H. Peyton Young |
| Nimrod Megiddo | Leeat Yariv |
| Paul Milgrom | Bill Zame |
| Benny Moldovanu | Shmuel Zamir |
*deceased
| Dilip Abreu | Jean-François Mertens * |
| Beth Allen | Paul R. Milgrom |
| Robert Anderson | Dov Monderer |
| Kenneth J. Arrow* | Yoram Moses |
| Robert J. Aumann | Hervé Moulin |
| David Austen-Smith | Shigeo Muto |
| Michael Bacharach * | Roger B. Myerson |
| Jeffrey S. Banks * | John F. Nash, Jr. * |
| Salvador Barbera | Abraham Neyman |
| David Baron | Barry O’Neill |
| Tamer Basar | Akira Okada |
| Pierpaolo Battigalli | Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara |
| B. Douglas Bernheim | Martin J. Osborne |
| Cristina Bicchieri | Guillermo Owen |
| Ken Binmore | Thomas R. Palfrey |
| David Blackwell * | Christos H. Papadimitriou |
| Lawrence E. Blume | T. Parthasarathy* |
| Immanuel M. Bomze | Fioravante Patrone |
| Robert Boyd | Bezalel Peleg |
| Steven J. Brams | Motty Perry |
| Adam M. Brandenburger | Hans Peters |
| V. V. Chari | Leon A. Petrosjan |
| Youngsub Chun | Charles R. Plott |
| John Conway | Robert H. Porter |
| Vincent P. Crawford | Andrew Postlewaite |
| Robyn M. Dawes | Jos A.M. Potters |
| Claude d’Aspremont | T.E.S. Raghavan |
| Gerard Debreu * | Howard Raiffa * |
| Eddie Dekel | Amnon Rapoport |
| Gabrielle Demange | Anatol Rapoport* |
| Jacques Dreze * | Stanley Reiter |
| Pradeep Dubey | Philip J. Reny |
| Bhaskar Dutta | John Roberts |
| Jon Elster | Joachim Rosenmüller |
| Ronald Fagin | Robert W. Rosenthal * |
| John Ferejohn | Alvin E. Roth |
| Françoise Forges | Ariel Rubinstein |
| Dean P. Foster | Donald G. Saari |
| James W. Friedman * | Dov Samet |
| Drew Fudenberg | Larry Samuelson |
| Jean J. Gabszewicz | Thomas J. Sargent |
| David Gale * | Mark Satterthwaite |
| Douglas Gale | Herbert Scarf * |
| John Geanakoplos | Thomas Schelling * |
| Itzhak Gilboa | David Schmeidler |
| Daniel Granot | Andrew Schotter |
| Avner Greif | Reinhard Selten * |
| Birgit Grodal * | Roberto Serrano |
| Werner Güth | Murat R. Sertel * |
| Joseph Y. Halpern | Lloyd S. Shapley * |
| Peter Hammond | Kenneth A. Shepsle |
| John C. Harsanyi * | Benyamin Shitovitz |
| Sergiu Hart | Yoav Shoham |
| Carmen Herrero | Martin Shubik * |
| Werner Hildenbrand | Karl Sigmund |
| John Hillas | Brian Skyrms |
| Josef Hofbauer | Vernon L. Smith |
| Charles A. Holt | Joel Sobel |
| Leo Hurwicz * | Hugo Sonnenschein |
| Tatsuro Ichiishi | Sylvain Sorin |
| Matthew O. Jackson | Marilda Sotomayor |
| James P. Kahan | Yves Sprumont |
| Ehud Kalai | Robert Stalnaker |
| Morton Kamien | Richard E. Stearns |
| Michihiro Kandori | Nancy L. Stokey |
| Mamoru Kaneko | Philip Straffin |
| Yakar Kannai | Yair Tauman |
| Hans Keiding | William Thomson |
| Elon Kohlberg | Stef H. Tijs* |
| Daphne Koller | Jean Tirole |
| David M. Kreps | Eric van Damme |
| Vijay Krishna | John B. Van Huyck * |
| Harold W. Kuhn * | Karl Vind * |
| Mordecai Kurz | Rajiv Vohra |
| Jean-Jacques Laffont * | Rakesh V. Vohra |
| John O. Ledyard | Bernhard von Stengel |
| Ehud Lehrer | Robert J. Weber |
| Terje Lensberg | Jörgen W. Weibull |
| David K. Levine | Michael Whinston |
| Nathan Linial | Charles A. Wilson |
| Barton L.Lipman | Robert B. Wilson |
| Deming Liu | Asher Wolinsky |
| William F. Lucas * | Myrna Holtz Wooders |
| George J. Mailath | Elena Yanovskaya |
| Andreu Mas-Colell | Shuntian Yao |
| Michael Maschler * | H. Peyton Young |
| Eric Maskin | William R. Zame |
| Steven A. Matthews | Shmuel Zamir |
| John Maynard Smith * | José M. Zarzuelo |
| Richard D. McKelvey * | Eitan Zemel |
| Nimrod Megiddo |
*Deceased