The ACS should be the first place that everyone turns to when they have any concern related to the chemical sciences and engineering. Our journals are the “Most trusted. Most cited. Most Read.” They are the first place many molecular scientists turn to when they want to disseminate or learn new advances in our discipline and practice. Our national and international meetings have historically been among the largest such meetings in chemistry. Many chemists still receive their first grant, as well as paradigm shifting grants later in their career, from our Petroleum Research Fund. The US Congress chartered the ACS in 1937 as an advocate for the chemical enterprise and its practitioners. Thus, in many ways, the ACS has been first in the chemical sciences for the past century or more. The challenge and responsibility for us is to redefine and expand what it means to be ACS First across all of our membership worldwide, and to do this in a way that helps existing and emerging members appreciate the value of our society. To this end, if elected, I would commission an ACS First Task Force charged with establishing the ACS First brand and to provide a vision for how the ACS can be the primary home for chemists, and all who wish to interact with us.