{"id":6316,"date":"2018-07-06T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T11:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T09:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:27:06","slug":"governing-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/about-us\/governance\/governing-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Governing Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Governing Board is one of the key decision-making bodies of the International Science Council providing scientific and strategic leadership to oversee achievement of the Council\u2019s vision, mission, principles and values, and to secure the financial and management robustness of the Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Governing Board consists of 16 members: the President, the President-elect (who will assume the Presidency in October 2026) and four Vice-Presidents (collectively constituting the Executive Committee); and ten ordinary members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Officers (Executive Committee)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n \n
\n \n \"\" Sir Peter Gluckman<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Sir Peter Gluckman<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC President, Distinguished Professor Emeritus ONZ KNZM FRSNZ FRS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Sir Peter Gluckman<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Robbert Dijkgraaf<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Robbert Dijkgraaf<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC President-elect, physicist and former Minister of Education, Culture and Science of Netherlands<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Robbert Dijkgraaf<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Marcia Barbosa<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Marcia Barbosa<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, Professor at UFRGS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Marcia Barbosa<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Motoko Kotani<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Motoko Kotani<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Vice-President for Science Programmes, Executive VP at Tohoku University<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Motoko Kotani<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Sawako Shirahase<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Sawako Shirahase<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Vice-President for Finance, Compliance and Risk, Professor at University of Tokyo<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Sawako Shirahase<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Yongguan Zhu<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Yongguan Zhu<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Vice-President for Membership, DG of the Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences at CAS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Yongguan Zhu<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

Ordinary Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n \n
\n \n \"\" Karina Batthy\u00e1ny<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Karina Batthy\u00e1ny<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Karina Batthy\u00e1ny<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Fran\u00e7oise Baylis<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Fran\u00e7oise Baylis<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Distinguished Research Professor at Dalhousie University<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Fran\u00e7oise Baylis<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Prof. Geoffrey Boulton<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Prof. Geoffrey Boulton<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Regius Professor Emeritus, Provost of Science and Engineering and Vice Principal Emeritus<\/p>\n

University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Prof. Geoffrey Boulton<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Frances Col\u00f3n<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Frances Col\u00f3n<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Senior Director and Team Leader at International Climate Policy<\/p>\n

American Progress<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Frances Col\u00f3n<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Catherine Jami<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Catherine Jami<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Director of Research at CNRS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Catherine Jami<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Mar\u00eda Estel\u00ed Jarqu\u00edn<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Mar\u00eda Estel\u00ed Jarqu\u00edn<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, International Relations Coordinator at UKCEH<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Mar\u00eda Estel\u00ed Jarqu\u00edn<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Nalini Joshi<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Nalini Joshi<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Payne-Scott Professor at University of Sydney<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Nalini Joshi<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Mobolaji Oladoyin Odubanjo<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Walter O. Oyawa<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Walter O. Oyawa<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Professor<\/p>\n

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Walter O. Oyawa<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Maria Paradiso<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Maria Paradiso<\/h2>\n
\n

ISC Governing Board Member, Professor at University of Naples Federico II<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Maria Paradiso<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Governing Board 2021 – 2025<\/p><\/div>

\n

President<\/strong>: Peter Gluckman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice-President for Science and Society<\/strong>: Motoko Kotani<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice-President for Membership<\/strong>: Salim Abdool Karim<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science<\/strong>: Anne Husebekk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice-President for Finance<\/strong>: Sawako Shirahase<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordinary Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n