| Chair | Years |
|---|---|
| Robert R. Wilson | 1936-1948 |
| Robert S. Rankin | 1948-1960, 1961-1964 |
| John H. Hallowell | 1960-1961*, 1964-1971 |
| Ralph Braitbanti | 1971-1972* |
| James D. Barber | 1972-1977 |
| Hugh Hall | 1977-1978 |
| Ole Holsti | 1978-1983 |
| Peter Fish | 1981-1982* |
| Allan Kornberg | 1983-1989, 1991-1992 |
| John Aldrich | 1990-1991*, 1992-1996, 1999-2000* |
| Peter Lange | 1996-1999 |
| Michael Munger | 2000-2006, 2007-2010 |
| Michael Gillespie | 2006-2007* |
| Karen Remmer | 2010-2013 |
| Jack Knight | 2013-2015 |
|
Georg Vanberg |
2015-2021 |
| Kerry Haynie | 2021-2022 |
| Michael Munger | 2022-current* |
*Acting Chair