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), Charles W. Goodyear, Kathleen E. Walsh

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

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

Development & Alumni Affairs Committee
Joshua Bekenstein (chair), Michael J. Cavanagh, Marla Grossman^#, Jerry W. Henry^*, William E. Kennard, Ann Miura-Ko, David Sze

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

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

Honorary Degrees Committee
Ann Miura-Ko (chair), Carlos R. Moreno, Annette Thomas

Institutional Policies Committee
Charles W. Goodyear (chair), Joshua Bekenstein, William E. Kennard, Carlos R. Moreno, Joshua L. Steiner, David Sze, Annette Thomas, 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

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

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

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