The Center has a governing board of directors that is responsible for setting the mission and strategic direction of the organization, as well as oversight of the policies, research priorities, finances and operations of the Center.
- Michael Delli Carpini – Professor of communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
- Susan Glasser, contributing writer, The New Yorker
- Robert M. Groves, provost, Georgetown University
- Henry W. McGee, senior lecturer of business administration, Harvard Business School
- James McMillan, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Arati Prabhakar, Founder and CEO of Actuate
- Maria Thomas, Startup Advisor and Investor
- Michael Dimock, president, Pew Research Center (non-voting)