The Society was founded in 1990 by Charalambos D. Aliprantis, Edward C. Prescott, and Nicholas C. Yannelis.

Edward C. Prescott, 1990-1994

Charalambos D. Aliprantis, 1995-1997

Nicholas C. Yannelis, 1998-2008

Charles R. Plott, 2009-2010

David K. Levine, 2011-2012

Aloisio Araujo, 2013-2014

Bernard Cornet, 2015-2016

Robert Townsend, 2017