The Executive Council sets overall Society policies and in general attends to the scientific and organizational health of ISSOL. The Council exercises the full legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the board of directors of any corporation. The members of Council are the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, twelve Councillors, and two Student Councilors. Elections are held every three years.

The ISSOL Executive Council for 2024 – 2026

President: Jim Cleaves (ELSI and Institute for Advanced Study)
First Vice President: Uli Muller (University of California, San Diego)
Second Vice President: Hikaru Yabuta (Hiroshima University, Japan)
Secretary: Arturo Becerra (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
Treasurer: Nicolle Zellner (Albion College)

Councillors: Elisa Biondi (FfAME, USA), George Cooper (NASA, USA), Herve Cottin (Université de Paris, France), Bruce Damer (UCSC, USA), Ricardo Hernandez (UNAM, Mexico), Ram Krishnamurthy (Scripps Research I. USA), Sheref Samir Mansy (University of Alberta, Canada), Matthew Powner (UCL, UK), Sudha Rajamani (IISER Pune, India), Sandra I. Ramírez Jiménez (UAEM, Mexico), Shunsuke Tagami (RIKEN BDR, Japan) and Arthur Weber (SETI, USA)

Student Councillors: Barragan Herber (UNAM, Mexico) and Maria Kalambokidis (University of Minnesota, USA)

The specific duties of the various officers are described in Statutes and By-laws. This document also states any constraints placed on the actions of Council.