Chairs of the WPI Board of Trustees
| Period | Chair |
|---|---|
| 1865–1884 | Stephen Salisbury II |
| 1884–1895 | P. Emory Aldrich |
| 1895–1905 | Stephen Salisbury III |
| 1905–1920 | Charles G. Washburn |
| 1920–1925 | Ira N. Hollis |
| 1925–1939 | Ralph Earle |
| 1939–1952 | Wat Tyler Cluverius |
| 1953 | Francis Roys (acting president of WPI) |
| 1954–1963 | Philip M. Morgan |
| 1963–1968 | Wayne E. Keith '22 |
| 1968–1971 | William E. Hanson '32 |
| 1971–1978 | Milton P. Higgins |
| 1978–1983 | Paul S. Morgan |
| 1984–1990 | Howard G. Freeman '40 |
| 1990–1995 | M. Howard Jacobson |
| 1995–2000 | John M. Nelson |
| 2000–2002 | Ronald L. Zarrella '71 |
| 2002–2003 | Warner S. Fletcher (interim chair) |
| 2003–2005 | F. William Marshall Jr. |
| 2005–2010 | Donald K. Peterson '71 |
| 2010–2013 | Stephen E. Rubin '74 |
| 2013– | Philip B. Ryan '65 |
