- Brant Houston, Chair of the Board & Knight Chair of Investigative Reporting. Journalism Dept., College of Media. University of Illinois
- Charles Lewis, Treasurer, Board Member & Executive Editor, Investigative Reporting Workshop, The American University School of Communication
- Robert Rosenthal, Board Member & Executive Director, Center for Investigative Reporting
- William Buzenberg, Secretary, Board Member & Executive Director, The Center for Public Integrity
- Laura Frank, Board Member & Executive Director, I-News, the Rocky Mountain Investigative News Network
- Margaret Freivogel, Board Member & Editor, St. Louis Beacon
- Vivian Schiller, Board Member & Chief Digital Officer, NBC News
- Neal Shapiro, Board Member & President and Chief Executive Officer, WNET
- Kevin Davis, CEO & Executive Director, Investigative News Network