Leadership
| Position | Name | Academic Affiliation | ||
| Honorary & Founding President (1975-2024) | Prof. Chung-Ying Cheng | Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA | ||
| Chair of Board of Officers (2022-2024, 2025-2027) & Former President | Prof. Karyn Lai | School of Philosophy. University of New South Wales, Australia |
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| President (2026-2027) | Prof. Chung-Yi Cheng 鄭宗義 | Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong | ||
| Vice President (2026-2027) | Prof. Robin R. Wang | Department of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University | ||
| Executive Director & Chair of Executive Committee (2020-2024, 2025-2026) | Prof. Ann Pang-White | Department of Philosophy, The University of Scranton, USA | ||
| Deputy Executive Director in North America (2020-present) | Prof. Xinyan Jiang | Department of Philosophy, University of Redlands , USA | ||
| Deputy Executive Director in China (2020-present) | Prof. Xinzhong Yao | School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, China | ||
| Secretary (2022-2026) | Prof. Mathew A. Foust | Department of Philosophy and Religion, Appalachian State University, USA | ||
| Treasurer (2022-2026) | Prof. Yuanfang Dai | Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, USA | ||
| Executive Committee and Executive Team | ||||
| Position | Name | Academic Affiliation | ||
| Executive Team | ||||
| Executive Director & Chair of Executive Committee (2020-24, 2025-2026) | Prof. Ann Pang-White | Department of Philosophy, The University of Scranton, USA | ||
| Secretary (2022-2026) | Prof. Mathew A. Foust | Department of Philosophy and Religion, Appalachian State University, USA | ||
| Treasurer (2022-2026) | Prof. Yuanfang Dai | Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, USA | ||
| Other Members of the Executive Committee | ||||
| President (2026-27) | Prof. Chung-Yi Cheng 鄭宗義 | Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China | ||
| Vice President (2026-27) | Prof. Robin R. Wang | Department of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University | ||
| Deputy Executive Director in North America | Prof. Xinyan Jiang | Department of Philosophy, University of Redlands, USA | ||
| Deputy Executive Director in China | Prof. Xinzhong Yao | School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, China | ||
| Editor/Co-Editor of Journal of Chinese Philosophy | Prof. Lauren Pfister | Dept. of Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University, China (Professor Emeritus) | ||
| Former President (2024-2025) | Prof. Jana S. Rošker | Department of Asian Studies, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Former President (2022-23) | Prof. Lisa Raphals | Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, University of California-Riverside, USA | ||
| Former President (2020-21) | Prof. Guorong Yang | Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University, China | ||
| Former President (2018-19) | Prof. Richard King | Department of Philosophy, Bern University, Switzerland | ||
| Former President (2014-15) | Prof. Kwong-Loi Shun | Department of Philosophy, University of California – Berkeley, USA | ||
| Former President (2010-11) | Prof. Yolaine Escande | Research Professor at French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), EHESS (Paris), France | ||
| Former President (2004-05) | Prof. Karyn Lai | School of Philosophy University of New South Wales, Australia |
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| Former Treasurer | Prof. Sandra Wawrytko | Department of Philosophy, San Diego State University, USA | ||
| Board of Officers | ||||
| Position | Name | Academic Affiliation | ||
| Chair of Board of Officers & Former President (2004-05) | Prof. Karyn Lai | School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Executive Director & Chair of Executive Committee | Prof. Ann Pang-White | Department of Philosophy, The University of Scranton, USA | ||
| Deputy Executive Director in North America | Prof. Xinyan Jiang | Department of Philosophy, University of Redlands, USA | ||
| Deputy Executive Director in China | Prof. Xinzhong Yao | School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China, China | ||
| Secretary | Prof. Mathew A. Foust | Department of Philosophy and Religion, Appalachian State University, USA | ||
| Treasurer | Prof. Yuanfang Dai | Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, USA | ||
| President (2026-27) | Prof. Chung-Yi Cheng 鄭宗義 | Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China | ||
| Vice President (2026-27) | Prof. Robin R. Wang | Department of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University | ||
| Former President (2024-25) | Prof. Jana S. Rošker | Department of Asian Studies, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Former President (2022-23) | Prof. Lisa Raphals | Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, University of California-Riverside, USA | ||
| Former President (2020-21) | Prof. Guorong Yang | Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University, China | ||
| Former President (2018-19) | Prof. Richard King | Department of Philosophy, Bern University, Switzerland | ||
| Former President (2014-15) | Prof. Kwong-Loi Shun | Department of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, USA | ||
| Former Chair of the Board of Officers | Prof. Robert C. Neville | School of Theology, Boston University, USA | ||
| Former President (2010-11) | Prof. Yolaine Escande | Research Professor at French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), EHESS (Paris), France | ||
| Regional Representative of Australia | Prof. Karyn Lai | School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Regional Representative of China | Prof. Yun Chen 陳贇 | Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University, China | ||
| Regional Representative of North America | Prof. Xinyan Jiang | Department of Philosophy, University of Redlands, USA | ||
| Regional Representative of Taiwan | Prof. Chi-keung Chan 陳志強 | Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University, Taiwan | ||
| Regional Representative of Hong Kong, Macau | Prof. Chung-yi Cheng 鄭宗義 | Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China | ||
| Regional Representative of Iceland | Prof. Geir Sigurðsson | School of Humanities, University of Iceland, Iceland | ||
| Regional Representative of Korea | Prof. Doil Kim | Department of Confucian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea | ||
| Regional Representatives | ||||
| Region | Name | Academic Affiliation | ||
| Switzerland | Prof. Richard King | Department of Philosophy, Bern University | ||
| Australia | Prof. Karyn Lai | School of Philosophy, University of New South Wales | ||
| China | Prof. Yun Chen 陳贇 | Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University, Shanghai | ||
| France | Prof. Yolaine Escande | Center of Research on Arts and Languages Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris |
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| North America | Prof. Xinyan Jiang | Department of Philosophy, University of Redlands, CA | ||
| Taiwan | Prof. Chi-keung Chan 陳志強 | Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University, Taipei | ||
| Iceland | Prof. Geir Sigurðsson | School of Humanities, University of Iceland | ||
| Hong Kong & Macau | Prof. Chung-yi Cheng 鄭宗義 | Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong | ||
| Korea | Prof. Doil Kim | Department of Confucian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea | ||
| Organizational Liaisons | ||||
| American Philosophical Association Eastern Division | Prof. Jea Sophia Oh | Department of Philosophy, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| American Philosophical Association Central Division | Prof. Jing Iris Hu | Philosophy Department, Concordia University, Canada | ||
| American Philosophical Association Pacific Division | Prof. Joshua Mason | Department of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, USA | ||
| American Academy of Religion | Prof. Bin Song | Department of Philosophy, Washington College, USA | ||
| Journal of Chinese Philosophy Liaison | Prof. Lauren Pfister | Professor Emeritus, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University, China | ||
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