The Council is the governing body of the Institute. The Council is responsible for governance oversight, approval of the institute budget, strategies and governing principles, areas for IIASA research, as well as ensuring that IIASA activities are in line with institutional objectives, the provisions of the Charter, and the interests of Member Organizations.

The Council meets twice a year, in June and November. The Charter, the Council delegation of authority, and Council resolutions, document the role of Council, as well as its processes and decisions. The Council appoints the Institute’s Director General (DG), Deputy Director General for Science (DDGS), the Chief Operations Officer (COO), and the Council Secretary.

Annual reports    IIASA Strategy 2021-2030    IIASA Charter
 

Council internal area (password protected)
 

Chair

Professor Michael Clegg became the Chair of the IIASA governing Council on 30 September 2017, and is also the Council member for the USA. Clegg was elected as IIASA Council Chair in September 2017. He also serves on the IIASA Council, representing the US National Member Organization, the National Academy of Sciences. 

  • Member country: USA
  • Member of the Council Executive Committee

      Vice Chairs

      Dr. Sarah Webb, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

      • Member country: United Kingdom
      • Member of the Council Executive Committee

        Dr. Kazu Takemoto
        Visiting Professor of the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), and President of the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC)

        • Member country: Japan
        • Member of the Council Executive Committee

        Council members

        Professor Dr. Christian Koeberl, Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna

        • Member country: Austria
        • Chair of the Council Finance, Risk and Audit Committee; Member of the Council Executive Committee 
        Professor Dr. Rui Oppermann, Director of International Relations, The Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES)
         
        • Member country: Brazil (observer)
        • Member of the Council Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
        Professor Lan Yujie, Vice President, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (to be confirmed by NSFC)
         
        • Member country: China
        • Member of the Council Research and Engagement Committee
        Professor Mahmoud M. Sakr, President, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)
        • Member country: Egypt
        • Member of the Council Membership Committee
        Professor Olli Varis, Water Resources Management, Aalto University
        • Member country: Finland
        • Member of the Council Research and Engagement Committee
        Professor Dr. Helga Weisz, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Social Metabolism and Impact; and Humboldt-University Berlin
        • Member country: Germany
        • Vice Chair of the Council Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
        Professor Pradeep Srivastava, Executive Director, Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC)
        • Member country: India
        • Vice Chair of the Council Membership Committee, Member of the Council Executive Committee
        Council member to be announced soon, The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
        Dr. Ali Mohammad Soltani, President, Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
        • Member country: Iran
        • Member of the Council Research and Engagement Committee
        Professor Itai Sened, Dean, Founding Head of the School of Social and Policy Studies, Head of the Boris Mints Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges, Tel Aviv University (TAU); The Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences
        • Member country: Israel
        • Member of the Council Research and Engagement Committee

          Dr. Kazu Takemoto
          Visiting Professor of the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), and President of the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC)

          • Member country: Japan
          • Council Vice Chair; Member of the Council Executive Committee
          Dr. Kil-Choo Moon, President, University of Science and Technology (UST)
          • Member country: Republic of Korea
          • Chair of the Council Membership Committee; Member of the Council Executive Committee
          Mr. Thomas Hansteen, Special Adviser, The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
          • Member country: Norway
          • Interim Chair of the Council Research and Engagement Committee; Member of the Council Executive Committee
          Academician Professor Vladislav Panchenko, Chair of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research
          • Member country: Russia
          • Member of the Council Membership Committee; Member of the Council Executive Committee
          Professor Dr. Lubica Lacinova, member of the Presidium, Slovak Academy of Sciences
          • Member country: Slovakia 
          • Member of the Council Membership Committee
          Dr. Sepo Hachigonta, Acting Executive Director Strategic Partnerships, National Research Foundation (NRF)
            Dr. Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General, FORMAS - a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development.
            • Member country: Sweden
            • Member of the Council Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
            Professor Dr. Olena Borodina, Associate Member of NASU, Institute for Economics and Forecasting, The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU)
            • Member country: Ukraine
            • Member of the Council Membership Committee 
            Dr. Sarah Webb, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
            • Member country: United Kingdom
            • Council Vice Chair; Member of the Council Executive Committee
            Professor Michael Clegg, Professor Emeritus, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine
            • Member country: USA
            • Council Chair; Member of the Council Executive Committee
            Council member to be confirmed by VAST, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
            • Member country: Vietnam
            • Member of the Council Finance, Risk and Audit Committe
            The following Council Committees carry out the work of the Council:
            • Council Executive Committee
            • Council Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
            • Council Membership Committee
            • Council Research and Engagement Committee
            • Science Advisory Committee

            More details on the roles and the responsibilities of the IIASA Council can be found in the IIASA Charter, which was signed by all founding member countries in 1972 and subsequently by each new member organization.