Governance

The board is responsible for the governance and representation of the Foundation, the fulfilment of its goals and the administration and management of its assets.

In addition, ELLIS Alicante has a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and a Trustees Committee (TC).

The Scientific Advisory Board is composed of internationally recognized scientists in the areas of research of ELLIS Alicante. Their role is to support the research agenda of ELLIS Alicante and provide their expert feedback. Typically, the SAB meets once a year.

The Trustees Committee is composed of highly relevant individuals from an institutional, political, professional, business or social perspective. They act as ambassadors to ELLIS Alicante with a particular focus on helping the Foundation identify new funding and collaboration opportunities.

Finally, the board may appoint a director of the Foundation, with executive functions. The director will be responsible for the implementation of the Foundation’s vision and mission. Depending on the profile, the director might also be in charge of the scientific leadership of the Foundation or a Scientific Director might be appointed by the board.

Below is the organizational chart of ELLIS Alicante.

ELLIS_Alicante_OrgChart

Board

President of the Board

Board member and President of ELLIS

Board member

Board member

Board member

Secretary of the board

Scientific Advisory Board

SAB member

The Alan Turing Institute, UK

SAB member

MIT, US

SAB member, Associate Scientist

FBK, Italy

SAB member

UPF, Spain

SAB member

JRC, EC & UPF, Spain

SAB member

MPI-SWS, Germany

SAB member

IIIA-CSIC, Spain

SAB member

Cornell Tech, US