The American Go Association (AGA) is the official national organization of go players in the United States of America, cooperating with similar national organizations around the world. The AGA is a 501(c)4 non-profit organization.
As a volunteer run organization, the AGA works to build a sustainable community of go players in the United States. A list of past Presidents can be found here: American Go Association Presidents 1935-2023
The Board of Directors are elected by AGA chapters and members and serve 2-year terms. Elections are annual with one member from each region up for election by the chapters in that region. In alternate years, an at-large director is elected by the entire membership.
Paul is a technical writer in Raleigh NC and founder of the Triangle Go Group. He has run two US Go Congresses. He started the Burning Board week-long Go retreat in 2022.
The AGA Board elects the President to a 2-year term and appoints the other Corporate Officers (Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) and Vice Presidents.
Gurujeet came from an 18-year career at Microsoft where he worked with large customers implementing AI and data analytics. He founded the National Go Center in Washington DC and was AGA Board Chair for 5 years.
Enrique is President of the San Diego Go Club. It is one of the largest AGA chapters in the US regularly sponsoring events in Southern California.
Gary is a retired engineer and learned accounting 10 years ago to help his church. He’s been an AGA member since 2000. He has been a key contributor for two Congresses in the DC area and is involved with running two clubs: NOVA Go Club and National Go Center.