The IEA is governed by a Board of Directors, who are elected for a six-year term at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The President, Vice-President and Past President each serve for a two-year term. Seamus Coffey (UCC) is the current President (June 2024-May 2026).
| Name | Current Position | Institution | Term Ends | |
| John Cullinan | President | University of Galway | john.cullinan@universityofgalway.ie | 2030 |
| Dónal Palcic | Vice President/Secretary | University of Limerick | donal.palcic@ul.ie | 2032 |
| Gretta Mohan | Treasurer | ESRI | gretta.mohan@esri.ie | 2032 |
| Seamus Coffey | Past President | UCC | s.coffey@ucc.ie | 2028 |
| Eoin McLaughlin | Member | Heriot-Watt | e.mclaughlin@hw.ac.uk | 2028 |
| Aedín Doris | Member | Maynooth University | aedin.doris@mu.ie | 2032 |
| Robert Gillanders | Member | DCU | robert.gillanders@dcu.ie | 2032 |
| Enda Hargaden | Member | UCD | enda.hargaden1@ucd.ie | 2032 |
| Elish Kelly | Member | ESRI | elish.kelly@esri.ie | 2032 |
| Robert Kelly | Member | Central Bank | robert.kelly@centralbank.ie | 2032 |
| Josué Ortega | Member | QUB | j.ortega@qub.ac.uk | 2032 |
| Edel Doherty | ISWE Representative | ISWE | edel.doherty@universityofgalway.ie | N/A |