Who is the leader of the Scottish Rite in 202?

James D. Cole, 33°, serves as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., according to the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

For the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A., Walter F. Wheeler, 33°, serves in the office, having been installed as Sovereign Grand Commander, as the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A. records.

Globally, no central authority or singular Sovereign Grand Commander presides over the Scottish Rite worldwide; each national or territorial Supreme Council functions as an independent and sovereign body within its own jurisdiction.