Volunteer & leadership
Leadership opportunities
Explore opportunities to engage with Duke as a volunteer leader and bring your expertise to support and strengthen the Duke community.
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Board nomination qualifications
Interested in joining a Duke board? Ideal candidates have prior volunteer experience with Duke and typically start at local levels, expanding their involvement over time. Nominating committees carefully review all recommendations.
Duke boards are diverse and individually focused, each with distinct goals. Qualifications for board positions may include specific expertise, volunteer experience, and philanthropic support. Review each board's nomination criteria to learn more.
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Board nominations
2025-2026 Board Nominations are now open.
We are now accepting nominations for the Duke Alumni Board of Directors, Regional Boards and Women’s Forum Steering Committees — dedicated groups of volunteer leaders who represent Duke’s global alumni community and help guide alumni engagement where they live.
Nominations for the Duke Alumni Board are due January 16, 2026. Nominations for the Regional Boards and Women’s Forum Steering Committees are due Friday, February 6, 2026.
Duke executive boards
Executive leadership
Explore Duke’s executive boards, including the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Board of Directors, and the Annual Fund Advisory Board.
Regional, School & Affinity Boards
Volunteer board directory
Nominate a fellow Blue Devil or be a leader in Duke’s volunteer boards on campus and across the world.
Affinity Boards
- Duke Asian Alumni Alliance (DAAA)
- Duke Black Alumni (DBA)
- Duke Hispanic/Latino Alumni (DUHLA)
- Duke LGBTQ Alumni Network Board (LGBTQ)
- Duke Women’s Impact Network (WIN) Leadership Council
- Duke Arab Alumni
- Duke First
- Duke International Network
- Duke Jewish Alumni Network
- Duke Muslim Alumni
- Duke Native American/Indigenous Alumni
- Duke Pacific Islander Alumni
- Young Alumni Development Council
Regional Boards
School Boards
- Divinity School Alumni Council
- Divinity School Board of Visitors
- Duke Law Alumnae Leadership Council
- Duke Law School Board of Visitors
- Duke School of Medicine Board of Visitors
- Duke School of Nursing Board of Visitors
- Fuqua Alumni Council
- Fuqua Healthcare Alumni Advisory Board
- Fuqua School of Business Board of Visitors
- The Graduate School Board of Visitors
- Law Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Medical Alumni Council
- Nicholas School of the Environment Alumni Council
- Nicholas School of the Environment Board of Visitors
- Nursing Alumni Council
- Pratt School of Engineering Alumni Council - NOMINATIONS OPEN
- Pratt School of Engineering Board of Visitors
- Sanford School of Public Policy Board of Visitors
- Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Board of Visitors
Unit, Institute, and Center Boards
- Athletics Leadership Group
- Bolch Judicial Institute Leadership Council
- Cancer Institute Board of Advisors
- Catholic Center Board of Advisors
- Children’s National Leadership Council
- Duke Chapel Advisory Board
- Duke Estate Planning Council
- Duke Eye Center
- Duke Financial Economics Center Steering Committee
- Duke Global Health Institute Board of Advisors
- Duke Heart Center Leadership Council
- Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Board of Advisors
- Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) Board of Advisors
- Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy Advisory Board
- Duke Raleigh Hospital Board of Advisors
- Jewish Life at Duke Advisory Board
- The Kenan Institute for Ethics Advisory Board
- Library Advisory Board
- Nasher Museum of Art Board of Advisors
- Nicholas Institute Board of Advisors
- Sarah P. Duke Gardens Advisory Board
- Wilson Center for Science & Justice Advisory Board