Board and Scientific Council
Bruegel's general administrative and advisory bodies.
The Board decides on strategy and adopts the research programme and budget. It does not bear responsibility for research results‚ this remains with individual researchers, under the editorial oversight of the Director. Board members do not receive compensation from Bruegel.
The Scientific Council advises Bruegel and its Board on future research needs and provides feedback and evaluation on research ex-post. It consists of 8 individuals recognised internationally in the academic world. The Scientific Council was appointed in January 2024.
The current Board, chaired by Erkki Liikanen, has 11 members, all with distinguished backgrounds in government, business, civil society, academia and media, and has term from 2023-2025.
The Chair of the Scientific Council, Director, and Deputy Director of Bruegel also attend the Board meetings without voting rights.
Board
The board reflects the diversity of Bruegel’s stakeholders. An 11-person group, it is made up of high-ranking individuals from government, industry, academia and civil society. Each member acts in a personal capacity.
Carlos Cuerpo
Member of the Board
Secretary General of the Treasury and International Financing, Spain
Alexandra Dimitrijevic
Member of the Board
Managing Director, Global Head of Research and Development, S&P Global Ratings
Monika Marcinkowska
Member of the Board
Professor of banking and finance, University of Lodz, Poland
Isabelle Mateos y Lago
Member of the Board
Global Head, Official Institutions Group, Blackrock Investment Institute
Scientific Council
The scientific council consists of internationally recognised economists appointed by the board for a three-year mandate. It advises Bruegel’s board, director and deputy director, and assesses the scientific quality of Bruegel’s output.
Irene Bertschek
Member of the Scientific Council
Head of Research Unit ‘Digital Economy’ at ZEW Mannheim and professor of Economics of Digitalisation at the University of Giessen,
Olivier Blanchard
Member of the Scientific Council
Robert Solow Professor of economics emeritus, MIT
Wendy Carlin
Member of the Scientific Council
Professor of Economics in the Economics Department at UCL and Research Fellow of the CEPR,
Natalia Fabra
Member of the Scientific Council
Professor of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Jason Furham
Member of the Scientific Council
Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy jointly at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Department of Economics at Harvard University,
Bernard Hoekman
Member of the Scientific Council
Professor and Director of Global Economics, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI),
Beata Javorcik
Member of the Scientific Council
Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development