As president, Silverman will be on all six of the AMS’s policy committees, which provide the society direction on activities in various areas. Professor of Mathematics Joseph Silverman ’77 was elected to be president of the American Mathematical Society from 2027 to 2029. Silverman will officially begin his term as president next year, after a year shadowing the current president as president-elect starting Feb. 1. As part of the position, the AMS president meets with members of Congress to advocate for mathematics funding and represent the U.S. mathematics community at international conferences, Silverman explained. He also served on the AMS Board of Trustees from 2015 to 2025, chairing the board in 2018 and 2023.