Beginning her third term as president, Yang also is on her sixth year as a Governor-at-Large.
Janet Yang, a veteran producer, has been re-elected as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the Academy’s board of governors. Yang, who has held the position since August 2022, is starting her third term as president and sixth year as a Governor-at-Large.
In addition to Yang, other board officer positions have been filled, including Lesley Barber as Vice President and chair of the Membership Committee; DeVon Franklin as Vice President and chair of the Equity and Inclusion Committee; Donna Gigliotti as Vice President/Treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee; Lynette Howell Taylor as Vice President and chair of the Awards Committee; and Howard A. Rodman as Vice President/Secretary and chair of the Governance Committee. Franklin, Howell Taylor, and Rodman were re-elected to their roles, while Gigliotti returns after previously serving as an officer. This marks Barber’s first time as an officer.
In a statement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer said: “I am thrilled to have Janet return as Academy President for a third term to continue our great work of the past two years. I also am so pleased to welcome this year’s incredible slate of dedicated board officers. I look forward to collaborating with our officers and governors to advance the Academy’s mission, serve our global membership, celebrate the work of our international filmmaking community, continue to ensure the financial health of the Academy, and broaden our reach and impact within the industry.”
Yang, a member of the Academy’s Producers Branch since 2002, has produced numerous films including South Central, The Joy Luck Club, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Zero Effect, Savior, The Weight of Water, High Crimes and the Oscar-nominated animated feature Over the Moon. She also won an Emmy for the HBO film Indictment: The McMartin Trial.
Academy board members are eligible to serve up to two three-year terms, followed by a two-year hiatus, after which they can serve up to two additional three-year terms, for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. Officers serve one-year terms, with a limit of four consecutive years in any one office.
