Governing Board
The Science Europe Governing Board is the senior body of elected members who is entrusted by the General Assembly to define, guide, and monitor the strategic direction of the association. It consists of at least nine Heads of Science Europe's Member Organisations, including a President and two Vice-Presidents.
Governing Board members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years.
Since November 2017, Marc Schiltz, Secretary General of the National Research Fund of Luxembourg (FNR), serves as the President of Science Europe. The President chairs the General Assembly and the Governing Board, and represents the organisation internally and externally.
The President is supported by two Vice-Presidents. Ingrid Petersson, Director General of the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS) is currently the Vice-President representing Funding Organisations. The Vice-President representing Research Performing Organisations is Rosa Menéndez, President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
President
Marc Schiltz
Secretary General of the National Research Fund of Luxembourg (FNR)
Luxembourg
Vice-Presidents
Ingrid Petersson
Director General of the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS), Vice-President representing RFOs.
Sweden
Rosa Menéndez
President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Vice-President representing RPOs.
Spain
Ordinary Members
Zbigniew Błocki
Director of the National Science Centre (NCN)
Poland
Roland Fischer
Vice-President of German Research Foundation (DFG)
Germany
Angelika Kalt
Director of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Switzerland
Melanie Welham
Executive Chair, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
United Kingdom
Antonio Zoccoli
President of National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)
Italy
Thierry Damerval
President/ CEO of French National Research Agency (ANR)
France
Sven Stafström
Director General at Swedish Research Council (VR)
Sweden