The composition of the society’s council is laid down in its constitution. The council for session 164 (2021-2022) is as follows.
| President | Simon Cuthbert (pres@gsocg.org) |
| Vice Presidents | Brian Bell |
| Â | Neil Clark |
| Honorary Secretary | Walter Semple (sec@gsocg.org) |
| Treasurer | Ian Veitch (treas@gsocg.org) |
| Membership Secretary | Campbell Forrest (memsec@gsocg.org) |
| Meetings Secretary | Ian Millar (meetings@gsocg.org) |
| Librarian | Post vacant |
| Assistant Librarian/Honorary Archivist | 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 | David Webster (contact@gsocg.org) |
| Publications Officer | Gary Hoare (books@gsocg.org) |
| Webmaster | Bill Gray (web@gsocg.org) |
| Web Consultant | Neil Clark (web@gsocg.org) |
| Newsletter Editor | David Webster (contact@gsocg.org) |
| Editors, Scottish Journal of Geology | Colin Braithwaite |
| David Brown | |
| Ordinary Members | Mina Cummings |
| 5 posts vacant |