The Executive Committee consists of the Chair, Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair,Past Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, Division Councilor(s), and six Members-at-Large as voting members. There are also several non-voting members. Elections are held in the summer/fall of each year. The term of office of the Division Councilor(s) begins on the first of the year following election. The term of office of all other members of the Executive Committee begins after the DPB Business meeting held the following spring.

A new Vice-Chair is elected each year. This person serves the first year as Vice-Chair, the second year as Chair-Elect, the third year as Chair, and the fourth year as Past Chair. Prior to formally taking office, the newly elected Vice-Chair immediately becomes Chair of the Fellowship Committee for the next year. After assuming office the following spring, the Vice-Chair becomes Chair of the Nominating Committee for one year. The Chair-Elect serves as Chair of the Program Committee for the DPB portion of the April (and possibly March) APS meeting(s) for the year in which they are Chair-Elect. In odd years, the Chair-Elect also serves as Deputy Program Chair of the PAC.

A new Secretary-Treasurer is elected every third year (unless the office is vacated earlier for some reason) for a three-year term.

New Division Councilor(s) are elected every fourth year (unless the office is vacated earlier for some reason) for a four-year term. (The DPB is presently entitled to one Division Councilor.)

Members-at-Large serve staggered three-year terms, with two new Members elected each year.

1. The Chairs of appointed committees, including the Fellowship, Publication, Wilson Prize, and Doctoral Research Award committees, and the ad hoc Education and Outreach committee. (As described above, the Chairs of the Nominating and Program committees are automatically voting members of the Executive Committee.)
2. The three Officers of the Organizing Committee for the Particle Accelerator Conference (the Conference Chair, the Conference Program Chair, and the Conference NPSS/IEEE Representative). Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC) meetings are held every two years in the spring. Assuming that a new PAC Organizing Committee is constituted shortly after the close of a PAC meeting, the three Officers of this Organizing Committee serve two-year terms as nonvoting members of the Executive Committee until the close of the subsequent PAC meeting. (In addition, the Past Chair of the PAC Organizing Committee is expected to make a report to the DPB Executive Committee at its spring meeting in the year following a PAC meeting.)

Executive Commitee Members: