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.

Audit Committee
Michael Warren (chair), Michael J. Cavanagh, Charles W. Goodyear, Maurie McInnis, Kathleen E. Walsh

Buildings & Grounds Committee
John Rice (chair), Michael J. Cavanagh, Catharine Bond Hill, Fred Krupp, Ann Miura-Ko, Marta L. Tellado, Michael Warren

Compensation Committee
Catharine Bond Hill (chair), Michael J. Cavanagh, William E. Kennard, Kathleen E. Walsh

Development & Alumni Affairs Committee
Joshua Bekenstein (chair), Brett Zbar^#, Xiaoyan Huang^*, William E. Kennard, Ann Miura-Ko, David Sze, Marta L. Tellado

Educational Policy Committee
Catharine Bond Hill (chair), Fred Krupp, Carlos R. Moreno, John Rice, Joshua L. Steiner, David A. Thomas

Finance Committee
William E. Kennard (chair), Joshua Bekenstein, Michael J. Cavanagh, Charles W. Goodyear, Catharine Bond Hill, Maurie McInnis, Ann Miura-Ko, John Rice, Joshua L. Steiner, Michael Warren

Honorary Degrees Committee
Ann Miura-Ko (chair), Carlos R. Moreno, Marta L. Tellado

Institutional Policies Committee
David Sze (chair), Joshua Bekenstein, William E. Kennard, Maurie McInnis, Carlos R. Moreno, Joshua L. Steiner, David A. Thomas, Kathleen E. Walsh

Investments Committee
Michael J. Cavanagh (chair), Charles W. Goodyear, Joshua L. Steiner, Michael Warren

Investor Responsibility Committee
Kathleen E. Walsh (chair), Catharine Bond Hill, John Rice, Marta Tellado

School of Medicine Committee
Joshua L. Steiner (chair), Joshua Bekenstein, Maurie McInnis, Ann Miura-Ko, David Sze, Kathleen E. Walsh

Trusteeship Committee
Joshua Bekenstein (chair), Charles W. Goodyear, Catharine Bond Hill, William E. Kennard, Ann Miura-Ko, John Rice, Kathleen E. Walsh

^# Chair, Yale Alumni Fund
^* Chair, Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors