The Institute operates in accordance with applicable local rules and regulations. A local governance board of directors is composed of the following individuals:

• Harvey Perlman, UNL Chancellor, Chair
• Zongben Xu, Vice President Xi'an Jiaotong University, Vice Chair
• Tianjian Lu, Vice President of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Vice Chair
• TBA, Vice Chair from UNL
• Roger Breed, Nebraska State Commissioner of Education, Lincoln, Nebraska
• John K. Boyer, Fraser Stryker Law Firm, Omaha, Nebraska
• Zhenping Feng, Dean of School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
• TBA, from XJTU