The board of trustees has the following twelve standing committees whose responsibilities are outlined in the by-laws. These committees meet from one to five times per year, often in conjunction with meetings of the full board.

The board periodically has special committees. For example, approximately every five years there is a committee to coordinate the Institutional Assessment.

Committee Membership 2016–2017

Audit Committee

Gina Raimondo (chair), Jeffrey Bewkes, Charles Goodyear, Douglas Warner

Buildings & Grounds Committee

Charles Goodyear (chair), Jeffrey Bewkes, Maureen Chiquet, John Rice, Kevin Ryan

Compensation Committee

Donna Dubinsky (chair), Jeffrey Bewkes, Douglas Warner

Development & Alumni Affairs Committee

Charles Goodyear (chair), Maureen Chiquet, Catharine Bond Hill, William Kennard, Eve Hart Rice, John Rice, Kevin Ryan

Educational Policy Committee

Catharine Bond Hill (co-chair), John Rice (co-chair), Joshua Bekenstein, Maureen Chiquet, Peter Dervan, Donna Dubinsky, Paul Joskow, William Kennard, Eve Hart Rice, Kevin Ryan, Annette Thomas, Lei Zhang

Finance Committee

Jeffrey Bewkes (chair), Joshua Bekenstein, Donna Dubinsky, Charles Goodyear, Catharine Bond Hill, Paul Joskow, William Kennard, Gina Raimondo, John Rice, Douglas Warner, Lei Zhang

Honorary Degrees Committee

Maureen Chiquet (chair), Donna Dubinsky, Eve Hart Rice, Kevin Ryan

Institutional Policies Committee

Paul Joskow (chair), Joshua Bekenstein, Peter Dervan, Donna Dubinsky, Catharine Bond Hill, William Kennard, Gina Raimondo, Eve Hart Rice, Annette Thomas, Douglas Warner, Lei Zhang

Investments Committee

Douglas Warner (chair), Paul Joskow, Kevin Ryan

Investor Responsibility Committee

Catharine Bond Hill (chair), Maureen Chiquet, Peter Dervan

School of Medicine Committee

Joshua Bekenstein (chair), Peter Dervan, Donna Dubinsky, Paul Joskow, Annette Thomas, Douglas Warner, Lei Zhang

Trusteeship Committee

Donna Dubinsky (chair), Jeffrey Bewkes, Catharine Bond Hill, Paul Joskow, John Rice, Douglas Warner