E-IPER's policies, requirements, and future directions are guided by dedicated faculty representing Stanford's seven schools and many departments. The Executive Committee, led by faculty director Peter Vitousek, provides long-term vision and consistent policies. The Academic Guidance Committee, comprising advisors of PhD students, meets annually to review student progress and offer recommendations to keep all students on track. Many other Affiliated Faculty members are actively engaged in advising students, developing and teaching courses, reviewing prospective student applications, and creating professional development opportunities.

Executive Committee

	Peter Vitousek, Sykes Family Faculty Director Clifford G. Morrison Professor in Population and Resource Studies, Biology Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute (by courtesy)
	Jennifer (Jenna) Davis Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Center Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
	James Holland Jones Associate Professor, Anthropology Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
	Charles D. Kolstad Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy Professor, by courtesy, of Economics
	Eric Lambin George and Setsuko Ishiyama Provostial Professor, Earth System Science Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
	Erica Plambeck Associate Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology, Graduate School of Business Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
	Barton H. "Buzz" Thompson, Jr. Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law, School of Law Perry L. McCarty Director, Woods Institute for the Environment Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute
	John Weyant Professor (Research), Management Science and Engineering Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment