The current Governing Board of the International Science Council was elected at the 2nd General Assembly on 14 October 2021 for a designated period of three years. The Governing Board consists of 16 members, including the President, the President-elect – who will assume the Presidency at the next General Assembly in 2024 – as well as three Vice-Presidents and ten additional ordinary members. The ISC Chief Executive Officer is an ex-officio member.
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’s vision, mission, principles and values, and to secure the financial and management robustness of the Council.
ISC Governing Board Officers
Motoko Kotani
(Mathematics)
President-elect
Chair of the Subcommittee for Science
Member of the Subcommittee for Finance and Operations
Sawako Shirahase
(Sociology)
Vice-President for Finance
Chair of the Subcommittee for Finance and Operations
Anne Husebekk
(Medicine)
Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science
Chair of the Subcommittee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science
Salim Abdool Karim
(Medicine)
Vice-President for Outreach and Engagement
Chair of the Subcommittee for Outreach and Engagement
ISC Governing Board Ordinary Members
Françoise Baylis
(Bioethics, philosophy)
Member of the Subcommittee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science
Melody Burkins
(Geology, ecosystem studies)
Member of the Subcommittee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science
Ex-Officio
Governing Board 2018 – 2021
The 2018 – 2021 Governing Board of the International Science Council was elected at the 1st General Assembly in Paris on 4 July 2018 for a designated period of three years. The 2018 – 2021 Governing Board consists of 16 members, including the President, the President-elect, who would assume the Presidency at the 2nd General Assembly in 2021, as well as four further officers and ten additional ordinary members.
