Wendell P. Weeks has been a director since February 2016. Mr. Weeks has been the Chief Executive Officer of Corning, a leading glass and materials science innovator, since April 2005, Chairman of the board of directors since April 2007, and President since October 2025. He has also held a variety of financial, commercial, business development, and general management positions across Corning’s Market-Access Platforms and technologies since he joined the company in 1983.
Mr. Weeks has served on the Board of Trustees for the Corning Museum of Glass, which is dedicated to enriching and engaging local and global communities by sharing knowledge, collections, programs, facilities, and resources, since 2001. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Advanced Study from July 2022 to July 2024 and is a member of the Liveris Academy Honorary Board. He also served as a director of Merck & Co., Inc. from February 2004 to May 2020 and is a member of the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.