Its first president was R. A. McConnell, then of the Biophysics Department, University of Pittsburgh, and the first vice-president was Gertrude R. Schmeidler of the Department of Psychology, City College of New York.
The founding leadership of this entity consisted of R. A. McConnell, a member of the Biophysics Department at the University of Pittsburgh, and Gertrude R. Schmeidler, who was part of the Psychology Department at City College of New York.