IEEE Bylaws

I-307. IEEE Executive Director and Other Staff

1. Guidelines for hiring, terms of employment and compensation of the IEEE Executive Director shall be specified in the IEEE Policies. 
   
   
2. Responsibilities of IEEE Executive Director. The IEEE Executive Director shall be the chief operating officer of the IEEE; shall be in charge of IEEE Headquarters, IEEE’s staff and operations; shall be responsible for all property and equipment owned and used by the IEEE, for which he/she shall be responsible to the Executive Committee; and shall perform such additional duties as specified by the Executive Committee.  
   
   

   The IEEE Executive Director shall attend meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and shall be an active participant in their deliberations.  When issues related to the employment of the IEEE Executive Director are to be discussed, the IEEE Executive Director shall absent himself or herself at the request of the Chair.

3. Secretarial Functions. The IEEE Executive Director shall, under the supervision of the IEEE Secretary, perform such functions as are necessary for meeting the responsibilities assigned to the IEEE Secretary.
   
   
4. Fiscal Responsibilities.  The IEEE Executive Director shall cooperate with the Finance Committee and, under the supervision of the Treasurer, execute IEEE fiscal policies and operations.
   
   
5. Role With Respect to Publications. The IEEE Executive Director shall cooperate with the Publication Services and Products Board and, under the direction of the Vice President - Publication Services and Products, administer IEEE publication activities.
   
   
6. Role With Respect to Tellers Committee. The IEEE Executive Director shall assist the Tellers Committee in the performance of its work.
   
   
7. Meeting Attendance. The IEEE Executive Director shall attend such meetings of the IEEE, its units, and related bodies as may be required in the discharge of his/her duties.
   
   
8. Voting Privileges.   No member of the staff shall have any vote by reason of membership on any IEEE Board or Committee.
   
   
9. IEEE Corporate Seal.  The IEEE Corporate Seal shall be circular in form and have inscribed thereon the name of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, and the words “Founded” and “New York” and “1884.”