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EIT Governing Board

The Governing Board is the EIT's principal governing body, entrusted with the strategic leadership of the Institute and the overall direction of operational activities implemented by the EIT main office in Budapest. It is independent in its decision-making and responsible for the selection, evaluation, and support of the EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities.

The Governing Board brings together 15 experts from higher education, research, business, and innovation. Members have a four-year non-renewable term of office and are appointed by the European Commission. The appointment process takes into consideration the balance between higher education, research, innovation, and business experience as well as gender and geographical representation.
 

Below you will find the current members of the EIT Governing Board along with their declaration of interests and confidentiality undertaking (which might be unavailable in the case that the member is newly appointed and the declaration is still being finalised).

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee supports the activities of the Governing Board by overseeing the implementation of its strategic decisions. It consists of the EIT Governing Board Chairperson and three members of the EIT Governing Board.

European Commission Observer

In accordance with the EIT Regulation, the European Commission appoints an observer to take part in the meetings of the Governing Board and of the Executive Committee.

Chairperson of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee

Stefan DOBREV

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Chairperson of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee
Managing Director at Innovation Ventures LLC
Members of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee

Silvia LENAERTS

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Member of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee
Rector Magnificus of Eindhoven University of Technology

Heinrich ARNOLD

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Member of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee
Board member - Atreus, Bekaert S.A., Connected Living gGmbH, Max Planck Institute

Anne BORG

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Member of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee
Professor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Kyriacos KOKKINOS

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Member of the EIT Governing Board & Executive Committee
Founder and CEO of Business Insights Consulting Ltd
Members of the EIT Governing Board

Mark Boris ANDRIJANIC

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Vice President of Kumo.AI, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council

Dariusz JEMIELNIAK

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Board Member of the Wikimedia Foundation

Vicky D. KEFALAS

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Member of the Board of the European Innovation Council, Board Member of Lavipharm, Investment Committee Member of InvestEU Fund

Anna LINDÉN

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Advisor in Change Management at Tekir, Vice-Chair of the Board of Abo Akademi University

Michel MARITON

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Founder and President of TRIAMON Conseil sas

Ján ORAVEC

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Former Vice Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic and former President of the Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia

Marcella PANUCCI

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
Advisor to the Minister of University and Research – Board Member at Human Technopole, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Toscana Aeroporti and Cotec Foundation

Pia SANDVIK

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
CEO of Technology Industries of Sweden

Inga SKISAKER

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Member of the EIT Governing Board
CEO and Chairwoman of Swedbank in Lithuania

European Commission Observer

Mr Normunds Popens, Deputy Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture in the European Commission


Responsibilities of the EIT Governing Board as outlined in the EIT Regulation can be consulted here.