The multi-national Board of Directors includes representatives from all continents and all sectors, including government, commercial, non-profit, and academia. Elected by the delegates from full members, the current Board includes:
| Position | Name |
| President | Abbas Rajabifard |
| Past President | Bas Kok |
| Executive Director | Harlan Onsrud (appointed by Board) |
| Secretary | Carmelle Terborgh (appointed by Board) |
| Treasurer | vacant (appointed by Board) |
The Executive Committee consists of the President, President-elect, and Past President.
| Position | Name & Institution | Term Expires |
| President | Abbas Rajabifard University of Melbourne |
GSDI 13 |
| President-elect | David Coleman University of New Brunswick |
GSDI 13 |
| Past President | Bas Kok Dutch Kadaster / Delft University of Technology |
GSDI 13 |
| EUROGI | Joao Geirinhas European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information |
appointed by EUROGI |
| PAIGH | Santiago Borrero Pan American Institute for Geography and History |
appointed by PAIGH |
| UNECA-CODI Geo | Chukwudozie Ezigbalike U. N. Economic Commission for Africa, Committee on Development Information |
appointed by UNECA-CODI |
| GSDI Industry Advisory Council | 1. Carmelle J. Terborgh Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) |
appointed by IAC - one vote among all
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| 2. Johann Jessenk Intergraph Corporation |
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| Government | Jeff Labonte Natural Resources Canada |
Term: GSDI 13 |
| Academia | Rolf de By ITC |
Term: GSDI 12 |
| Non-Profit | Chris Holmes Open Planning Project |
Term: GSDI 14 |
| Region - Africa | Hussein Farah Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) |
Term: GSDI 14 |
| Region - Asia/Pacific | Li Weisen State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping of China |
Term: GSDI 12 |
| Region - Europe | Dave Lovell EuroGeographics |
Term: GSDI 13 |
| Region - North America | Ivan Deloatch US Federal Geographic Data Committee |
Term: GSDI 14 |
| Region - South America | Colonel Juan Vidal Garcia Huidobro IGM, Chile |
Term: GSDI 14 |
| International Geographic Org. | Joseph Strobl UNIGIS International Association |
Term: GSDI 14 |
| GSDI Related Global Initiative | Greg Yetman CIESIN |
Term: GSDI 12 |
| International Industry Org. | Mark Reichardt Open Geospatial Consortium |
Term: GSDI 13 |
| Recording Secretaries: Al Stevens (FGDC) and Karen Levoleger (Dutch Kadastre) | ||