Council Members
(Listed in alphabetical order of individual names; * Board Members / ** Auditor; "IO" denotes International Organization)
| ABDOOL KARIM, Quarraisha, | President, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), IO | |
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| ABDUL HAMID, Zakri, | Chairman, Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT); Chairman, ATRI Advisory; former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, MY | |
| * | AL-KHOWAITER, Ahmad, | Executive Vice President, Technology & Innovation, Aramco, SA |
| BERGER, Vincent, | High Commissioner for Atomic Energy, SGDSN, FR | |
| BESS, Lane, | Chief Executive Officer, Deep Instinct, US | |
| BLANCO MENDOZA, Herminio, | President, IQOM, Inteligencia Comercial; former Minister of Trade and Industry, MX | |
| * | BRABECK-LETMATHE, Peter, | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA); Chairman Emeritus, Nestlé S.A., CH |
| CHUNG, Jin-ho, | President, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), KR | |
| COLOMBANI, Pascal, | Chairman emeritus, Valeo; former Chairman and CEO, Atomic Energy Commission; founding Chairman, Areva; Vice-Chair, French Strategic Council for Research, FR | |
| COLWELL, Rita R., | Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies,University of Maryland College Park; Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; former Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), US | |
| COMBES, Françoise, | President, French Academy of Sciences, FR | |
| DAVIES, Mitch, | President, National Research Council Canada (NRC), CA | |
| DE-ONG, Wiparat, | Executive Director, National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), TH | |
| DIERMEIER, Daniel, | Chancellor, Vanderbilt University, US | |
| DIJKGRAAF, Robbert, | President-Elect, International Science Council (ISC), IO; former Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Government of Netherlands, NL | |
| DIRKS, Nicholas B., | President and Chief Executive Officer, The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), US | |
| EBRARD CASAUBÓN, Marcelo Luis, | Secretary of Economy, Government of Mexico, MX | |
| * | FUJII, Teruo, | President, The University of Tokyo, JP |
| ** | FUJIMORI, Yoshiaki, | Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Oracle Corporation Japan; Senior Executive Advisor, CVC Japan, JP |
| * | GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Lina, | MEP, Vice-Chair, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament, IO; Full Professor of History and Economic Institutions, Pablo de Olavide University, ES |
| GONOKAMI, Makoto, | President, RIKEN; former President, The University of Tokyo, JP | |
| GUTFREUND, Hanoch, | Professor Emeritus of Physics and former President, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IL | |
| HAMAGUCHI, Michinari, | Director General, Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine Research and Development for Preparedness and Response (SCARDA), Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), JP | |
| HARA, George, | Chairman, The Alliance Forum Foundation; Chairman and CEO, DEFTA Partners, JP | |
| HASHIMOTO, Kazuhito, | President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); former President, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), JP | |
| HENGARTNER, Michael O., | President, ETH-Board, CH | |
| HILTON, Doug, | Chief Executive, CSIRO, AU | |
| HOCH, Michael, | Rector, University of Bonn, DE | |
| HORIBA, Atsushi, | Chairman & Group CEO, HORIBA, Ltd; Chairman, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, JP | |
| ** | INAGAKI, Seiji, | Director, Chair of the Board, Daiichi Life Group, JP |
| * | ISHIGURO, Norihiko, | Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), JP |
| ISHII, Naoko, | Special Presidential Envoy for Global Commons, Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, Director, Center for Global Commons, The University of Tokyo, JP | |
| ISHIMURA, Kazuhiko, | President & CEO, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), JP | |
| JOHNSON, Ray O., | Senior Advisor to the President, Khalifa University, AE; former Chief Executive Officer, Technology Innovation Institute, AE; former Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, US | |
| * | KABAT, Pavel, | Secretary-General, International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), IO |
| * | KADRI, Ilham, | Executive Committee Chair, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); former Chief Executive Officer, Syensqo, BE |
| KANDA, Masato, | President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Asian Development Bank, IO | |
| KAZAO, Yukihiko, | Director General, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum), JP | |
| KELLER, Martin, | President, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, DE | |
| KIRLOSKAR, Geetanjali Vikram, | Chairperson & Managing Director, Kirloskar Systems Private Limited, IN | |
| KITANO, Hiroaki, | Chief Technology Fellow, Sony Group Corporation; Professor, Open Systems Science Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School, JP | |
| * | KLEINER, Matthias, | Professor, Technical University of Dortmund; former President, Leibniz Association, DE |
| * | KOMIYAMA, Hiroshi, | Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum); Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.; former President, The University of Tokyo, JP |
| KOTANI, Motoko, | Executive Vice President for International Research Strategy, Tohoku University; Executive Director of Science, RIKEN; Science and Technology Co-Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, JP | |
| KUDELSKI, André, | President, Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kudelski Group, CH | |
| * | KUMAR, Ashwani, | Senior Advocate Supreme Court; former Union Minister of Law & Justice; former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), IN |
| LENZI, Andrea, | President, National Research Council (CNR), IT | |
| * | LIM, Chuan Poh, | Chairman of the Board, Singapore Food Agency (SFA); former Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A＊STAR), SG |
| LIMPIJUMNONG, Sukit, | President, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), TH | |
| * | LIU, Mark, | Founder and Chairman, J&M Copper Beech Ventures; former Executive Chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC), TW |
| LIU, Peng, | Managing Director, Sinocity Investment Limited; General Partner, Universal Partners LLC, CN | |
| * | MARKIDES, Karin, | President and CEO, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), JP |
| MARWALA, Tshilidzi, | Rector, United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General, United Nations, IO | |
| MAZUR, Eric, | Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics, Harvard University; Past President, The Optical Society, US | |
| * | McKINNELL, Henry A., | Chairman, North American Associates of the STS forum; Chairman Emeritus, Pfizer Inc.; Chairman Emeritus, US Business Roundtable; former Chairman, Moody’s Corporation, US |
| McLEAN, Angela, | Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Government Office for Science, UK | |
| * | McNUTT, Marcia, | President, National Academy of Sciences, US |
| MEYERSON, Bernard S., | IBM Fellow, Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus, IBM Research, IBM Corporation, US | |
| MITAL, Amit, | CEO, Kernel Labs, US | |
| MITSUISHI, Mamoru, | President, Science Council of Japan (SCJ), JP | |
| * | NAGAI, Ryozo, | President, Jichi Medical University, JP |
| * | NEMER, Mona, | Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada, CA |
| * | NURSE, Paul, | President, The Royal Society; Honorary Life President, The Francis Crick Institute; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2001), UK |
| NZIMANDE, Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade", | Minister, Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, ZA | |
| OHNO, Hideo, | President, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT); Special Advisor on Science and Technology to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); Special Senior Advisor to the President, Tohoku University, JP | |
| PARIKH, Sudip, | Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), US | |
| PETIT, Antoine, | former Chairman and CEO, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), FR | |
| PHANCHAROENWORAKUL, Surasak, | Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, TH | |
| QUIRION, Rémi, | Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist of Québec, CA | |
| RAHIM, Rushdi Abdul, | President & Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), MY | |
| ROBERTS, Richard J., | Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1993), UK | |
| ROCKENBACH, Bettina, | President, The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, DE | |
| SATRIA, Arif, | Chairman, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), ID | |
| SCHÜTTE, Georg B., | CEO, Volkswagen Foundation, DE | |
| * | SERAGELDIN, Ismail, | Founding Director Emeritus, Library of Alexandria, EG |
| SILVER, Mariko, | President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; former President/CEO, Henry Luce Foundation, US | |
| SMITH, Adrian, | President, The Royal Society, UK | |
| SUGINO, Tsuyoshi, | President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), JP | |
| SUZUKI, Norihiro, | Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Research Institute, JP | |
| TAN, Chorh Chuan, | Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); Chief Health Scientist, Ministry of Health (MOH), SG | |
| THOMPSON, Herbert Hugh, | Managing Partner, Crosspoint Capital Partners; former Chief Technology Officer, Symantec Corporation, US | |
| * | TSUCHIYA, Sadayuki, | Executive Director, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum); former Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Peru; former Vice Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), JP |
| * | TSUTSUI, Yoshinobu, | Chairman, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation); Executive Advisor, Nippon Life Insurance, JP |
| * | WALLBERG, Harriet, | Professor and former President, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet; Chair, Sweden Japan Foundation, SE |
| WALPORT, Mark, | Foreign Secretary and Vice-President, The Royal Society; former Chief Executive, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UK | |
| WINCE-SMITH, Deborah L., | President & Chief Executive Officer, Council on Competitiveness, US | |
| ZERHOUNI, Elias A., | Professor Emeritus, Radiology and biomedical engineering, Johns Hopkins University; former President of Global Research & Development, Sanofi SA; former Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), US |
87 Council Members from 31 countries, regions and international organizations, 22 Board Members, 2 Auditors