The NASAC network leadership structure consists of the General Assembly, an Executive Committee, the Secretariat, and Executive Directors from the member academies.

The General Assembly is the overall decision making body of  NASAC and is comprised of the Presidents of the member academies. The Executive Committee is the Executive arm of NASAC and it is constituted of a President, 3 Vice Presidents, Secretary General and the Treasurer. For the period 2008-2011 , the NA5AC Executive Committee will comprise of:

• President - Academy of Sciences of South Africa;


• Vice Presidents (i) Vice President  for  Policy Review and Administration - Nigerian Academy of Sciences (ii) Vice President for Public Relations and Outreach - Uganda National Academy of Sciences (iii) Vice President for Resource Mobilization and Fund Raising - Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology Morocco


• Secretary General - Acadermie des Sciences et Techniques du Senegal; and

• Treasurer - African Academy of Sciences

The NASAC Secretariat, which is currently based at the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), is responsible for the formal functions and legal operations of the network.