LRDC's Board of Visitors has been drawn from distinguished scholars and educators who attend to the most important questions confronting the practical, empirical, and theoretical worlds of learning. Early Board of Visitors members consisted of some of the leading figures in education and psychology, including Benjamin Bloom, John B. Carroll, Robert M. Gagne, Ralph W. Tyler, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, and Arthur W. Melton.
Below is a list of board members and the terms they served.
| Carl Bereiter, 1984 - 1997 |
| Gautam Biswas, 2014 - 2021 |
| Benjamin Bloom, 1970 - 1978 |
| Hilda Borko, 2014 - 2023 |
| Kristy Boyer, 2026 - Current |
| Ann Brown, 1990 - 1998 |
| Anthony S. Bryk, 2000 - 2003 |
| Jill Burstein, 2014 - 2016 |
| Ruben A. Carriedo, 1992 - 2000 |
| Iris Carl, 1992-1997 |
| Thomas H. Carr, 2010 - 2021 |
| John B. Carroll, 1964 - 1970 |
| Paul Cobb, 2006 - 2012 |
| Cynthia Coburn, 2026 - Current |
| Virginia Crandall, 1980 - 1980 |
| Joseph M. Cronin, 1975 - 1977 |
| Patrick Daly, 1977 - 1979 |
| Goery Delacote, 2003 - 2003 |
| James P. Dixon, 1964 - 1966 |
| Suzanne Donovan, 2018 - Current |
| Guinevere Eden, 2006 - 2016 |
| William Estes (Chair), 1977 - 1992 |
| Helen Faison, 1977 - 2010 |
| Michelle Figlar, 2022 - Current |
| Barry Fishman, 2018 - Current |
| Susan M Fitzpatrick, 2022 - Current |
| Susan Furhman, 2006 - 2006 |
| Robert M. Gagne, 1966 - 1978 |
| Adam Gamoran, 2006 - 2012 |
| Rochel Gelman (Chair), 1978 - 1998 |
| Jacob W. Getzels, 1973 - 1979 |
| Carol Gibson, 1980 - 1988 |
| Louis M. Gomez, 2003 - 2006 |
| Edmond Gordon, 1980 - 1990 |
| John I. Goodlad, 1964 - 1966 |
| Arthur Graesser (Chair), 2014 - 2023 |
| Bert Green, 1980 - 1988 |
| Kenji Hakuta, 1998 - 2003 |
| Judith Harackiewicz, 2014 - 2021 |
| Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, 2022 - Current |
| Wayne Holtzman (Chair), 1970 - 1985 |
| Phyllis Hunter 2000 - 2000 |
| James Jenkins, 1971 - 1973 |
| Judith Johnson, 2001 - 2006 |
| Pani Kendeou, 2026 - Current |
| Paul F. Lazarsfeld, 1964 - 1972 |
| Nonie K. Lesaux, 2010 -2016 |
| Gigi Luk, 2026 - Current |
| Walter Kintsch (Chair), 1992 - 2001 |
| Magdalene Lampert, 1986 - 1997 |
| Ping Li, 2018 - 2023 |
| Kent McGuire, 2026 - Current |
| Danielle McNamara, 2018 - Current |
| Finlay McQuade, 1986 - 1994 |
| Arthur W. Melton, 1964 - 1972 |
| Samuel Messick, 1978 - 1988 |
| James Minstrell, 1992 - 2003 |
| Johanna D. Moore, 2006 - 2012 |
| Yuko Munakata, 2026 - Current |
| Peter H. Odegard, 1964 - 1966 |
| Nicole Patton-Terry, 2022 - 2023 |
| Kenneth Pugh, 2016 - 2023 |
| Brian J. Reiser, 2006 - 2016 |
| Leona Schauble (Chair), 2000 - 2016 |
| Judah Schwartz, 1989 - 1998 |
| Colleen Seifert, 2022 - Current |
| Timothy Shanahan, 2006 - 2021 |
| Richard Shavelson, 1987 - 2000 |
| Lee Shulman, 1984 - 1992 |
| Alberta E. Siegel, 1975 - 1980 |
| Catherine Snow, 1998 -2006 |
| Reed Stevens, 2014 - Current |
| Michael Strambler, 2026 - Current |
| Diana T. Slaughter-Defoe, 1987 - 2006 |
| Ralph Tyler (Chair), 1964 - 1978 |
| Robert M. Travers, 1964 - 1972 |
| Stanley W. Thompson, 2018 - 2021 |
| Ruth Wattenberg, 2000 - 2006 |
| Sheldon White, 1973 - 1974 |
| Sam Wineburg, 2003 - 2006 |