The composition of the society’s council is laid down in its constitution. The council for session 161 (2018-2019) is:
| President | Neil Clark (pres@gsocg.org) |
| Vice Presidents | Brian Bell |
| Jim Morrison | |
| Honorary Secretary | Walter Semple (sec@gsocg.org) |
| Treasurer | Ian Veitch (treas@gsocg.org) |
| Membership Secretary | Campbell Forrest (memsec@gsocg.org) |
| Meetings Secretary | David Webster (meetings@gsocg.org) |
| Librarian | Bob Diamond (books@gsocg.org) |
| Assistant Librarian | Margaret Anderson (contact@gsocg.org) |
| Excursions Secretary (Day) | Roy Bryce (daytrips@gsocg.org) |
| Excursions Secretary (Residential) | Margaret Donnelly (restrips@gsocg.org) |
| Minutes Secretary | Walter Semple (sec@gsocg.org) |
| Junior Members’ Representative | Matthew Staitis (contact@gsocg.org) |
| Proceedings Editor | Mina Cummings (books@gsocg.org) |
| Publications Officer | Bob Diamond (books@gsocg.org) |
| Webmaster | Bill Gray (web@gsocg.org) |
| Web Consultant | Neil Clark (web@gsocg.org) |
| Newsletter Coordinator | David Webster (meetings@gsocg.org) |
| Editors, Scottish Journal of Geology | Colin Braithwaite |
| Brian Bell | |
| Ordinary Members | Ann Ainsworth |
| Simon Cuthbert | |
| Ian Millar | |
| Elaine Shaw |