The JGI Advisory Committee (JAC) is convened by the JGI Director to provide guidance on the Institute’s strategic, scientific, technical, informatics, management, and operational objectives. Serving as JGI’s principal external advisory body, the JAC includes representatives from all specialized JGI advisory and executive committees, such as the User Executive Committee, the DNA Synthesis Science User Advisory Committee, the Fungal and Algal Program User Advisory Committee, the Informatics Advisory Committee, the Plant Program User Advisory Committee, the Prokaryote Program User Advisory Committee, and the Secondary Metabolites Advisory Committee.

