It is the highest governing body with responsibility for the overall management and planning of the Agency’s research activities. It is a collegiate body, chaired by the person holding the Presidency. Its functions include:
✓ Approve CSIC’s annual and multi-annual action plans
✓ Approve the proposal for the management contract and the preliminary draft budget
✓ Approve annual accounts
✓ Approve organisation and operation rules both at the general level and at the level of their centres, institutes and units
✓ Approve CSIC’s participation in public or private entities
✓ Agree on the creation and abolition of research institutes, centres and units
✓ Carry out follow-up and superior supervision and control of the agency
GOVERNING BOARD COMPOSITION OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STATE AGENCY (CSIC)
(Article 12 of the CSIC State Agency Statute approved by RD 1730/2007 21 December)
GOVERNING BOARD PRESIDENCY
ELOÍSA DEL PINO MATUTE
President of the CSIC
BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT MINISTRIES
PUBLIC HEALTH
JAVIER PADILLA BERNÁLDEZ
State Secretary for Health
SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITIES
ELISA RIVERA MENDOZA
Director-General for Research Planning, Coordination and Knowledge Transfer
PRESIDENCY, JUSTICE AND RELATIONS WITH THE COURTS
EUGENIA DE LA CERA
Director-General of Minister’s Gabinet
FINANCE
(vacant)
ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE
Mª JESÚS RODRÍGUEZ DE SANCHO
Director-General for Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
ISABEL BOMBAL DÍAZ
Director-General for Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training
ADVISERS OF RECOGNISED PRESTIGE IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT
MANUEL GONZÁLEZ BEDIA
Director-General of the Office of the Comimisioner for the New Lenguage Economy
MONTSERRAT TORNÉ ESCASANY
Research Scientist at a Public Research Organisation, Geociencias Barcelona (CSIC)
MARGARITA DEL VAL LATORRE
Research Scientist at a Public Research Organisation, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM)
DANIEL RAMÓN VIDAL
Distinguished Research Fellow Microbiome
Health & Wellness - ADM Nutrition
FRANCISCO JAVIER LAFUENTE SANCHO
Rector, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
BOARD MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THE MOST
REPRESENTATIVE TRADE UNIONS
U G T
FRANCISCO JAVIER SÁNCHEZ ESPAÑA
Senior Scientist at a Public Research Organisation, Centro de Astrobilolgía (CSIC-INTA)
CC OO
ALICIA DURÁN CARRERA
Research Professor at a Public Research Organisation, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC)
C S I F
RICARDO MARTÍNEZ MURILLO
Senior Scientist at a Public Research Organisation, Instituto Cajal (CSIC)
SERVES ON THE SECRETARIAT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD (non-member)
IGNACIO GUTIÉRREZ LLANO
Secretary General of the CSIC
Unipersonal body that has entrusted the following government and execution competences as head of the management bodies.
✓ Presides over the Governing Council and holds the institutional representation of CSIC
✓ Their appointment and dismissal are made by agreement of the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the head of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
The Vice-Presidency for Scientific and Technical Research is the governing body appointed by the Governing Council on the proposal of the Presidency, to which it reports. It directs the planning, coordination and monitoring of research, the transfer of knowledge and the recruitment and training of research and technical staff, as well as the management of scientific and technical infrastructures and the evaluation of research activity.
VICEPRESIDENCY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH
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José Mª Martell Berrocal
D.V for Scientific Programming
Jaime Juan Carvajal García-Valdecasas
D.V. for Knowledge Transfer
Ana Castro Morera
D.V. for Scientific- Technical Areas
Elena Cartea González
Post-Graduate and Specialisation Department
Carmen Simón Mateo
Scientific and Technical Areas
The Vice-Presidency for Institutional Affairs & Organisation is a governing body appointed by the Governing Council on the proposal of the Presidency, to which it reports. It directs and coordinates institutional relations; the organization of institutes, centres and units; editorial policy and the scientific-technical information system. Activities to promote scientific culture are also carried out under its direction.
VICEPRESIDENCY FOR INSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS & ORGANISATION
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Carlos Juan Closa Montero
D.V for Institutional Affairs
Ana Isabel Criado Contreras
D.V of Organization
Mª. Purificación Gómez Ballesteros
Scientific Information Resources Unit
Institutional Delegations in Autonomous Communities
The Vice-Presidency for International Affairs is a governing body appointed by the Governing Council on the proposal of the Presidency, to which it reports. Responsible for the planning and promotion of international relations linked to research activity. It coordinates the participation of CSIC in European scientific committees and bodies, and plans, coordinates and monitors the participation of CSIC in European and international programmes.
VICEPRESIDENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes
D.V for Internationalization and Cooperation
Isabel Díaz Carretero
International programmes area
Guillermo Sanjuanbenito Garcia
Cooperation and International Resources Area
Mónica Martín-Lanuza Olmeda
CSIC’s Institutional Delegation to the E.U
The General Secretariat is a governing body appointed by the Governing Council on the proposal of the Presidency. The General Secretariat shall, without prejudice to the superior authority exercised by the President, exercise the following functions:
✓ The management of the Agency’s staff.
✓ The management of the functioning of the administrative organization..
✓ The direction of economic-financial and budgetary management and internal control.
✓ Management of assets, contracts and works and infrastructure.
✓ Direction of the planning, promotion and management of computer development in the CSIC.
GENERAL SECRETARIAT
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Ignacio Gutiérrez Llano
D.G.S for Economic Performance
Mª Esther Vaquero Redondo
D.G.S for Human Resources
Beatriz Esteban Añover
D.G.S for Works and Infrastructures
Mª Carmen González Peñalver
D.G.S for Informatics
Mar Fernández Fernández
D.V. For Legal Advice
José López Calvo
Administrative Office
Juan Manuel Rodriguez Quintana
Management Office
Amor Suárez Muñóz
Governing body supporting and advising the Presidency.
✓ Responsible for internal and external corporate communication
✓ Responsible for protocol
✓ Support body for governing bodies
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
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Mrs. Isabel MARTÍNEZ SIERRA
President’s Office Director
Protocol Unit
Communications Department
Technical Assistance & Coordination Unit
Ethics Department
Informs and advises the Presidency and the Governing Council on the scientific and technological matters entrusted to it. It shall inform, specifically, on a mandatory basis, the Management Contract, the Multi-Annual Action Plans and the creation, modification or abolition of research institutes and units.
Of permanent nature, is chaired by the person holding the Presidency. Members of the committee are the holders of the vice-presidencies and a number of scientists and technologists from different areas of knowledge in which the CSIC conducts research, as determined by the Governing Council.
COMPOSITION
PRESIDENT
ELOISA DEL PINO MATUTE
CSIC President
SECRETARY
JAIME JUAN CARVAJAL GARCÍA-VALDECASAS
Deputy Vice-President For Scientific Programming
MEMBERS
JOSE Mª MARTELL BERROCAL
Vice-President For Scientific and Technical Research
CARLOS CLOSA MONTERO
Vice-President for Organizational and Institutional Relations
FRANCISCO JAVIER MORENO FUENTES
Vice-President for International Affairs
ELENA CARTEA GONZÁLEZ
Deputy Vice-President for Scientific-Technical Areas
ANA CASTRO MORERA
Deputy Vice-President for Innovation and Transfer
ANTONIO ALCAMÍ PERTEJO
Research Professor, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC)
TERESA BUSTO DEL CASTILLO
ENTALENTA Founder
JOAN FONT FÀBREGAS
Scientific Researcher, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (CSIC)
EMMA HUERTAS CABILLA
Senior Scientist, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN-CSIC)
CARMEN RUIZ DE ALMODOVAR EGEA
Shelegel Chair, Director Institute for Neurovascular Cell Biology
ÁNGELA NIETO TOLEDANO
Research Professor, Instituto de Neurociencias (CSIC-UMH)
ANDRÉS RODRÍGUEZ-POSE
Director Cañada Blanch Centre. London School of Economics
ALBERTO SANFELIU CORTÉS
University Professor, Instituto de Robótica e Informática Industrial
(CSIC-UPC)
MONTSERRAT VILÀ PLANELLA
Research Professor, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)
ALEXANDRA OLAYA-CASTRO
Professor of Physics and Head of Biological Physics Group. University College London
CLIVIA M. SOTOMAYOR TORRES
General Director. International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
MERCEDES MAROTO-VALER
Champion and Director. UKRI Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
MARÍA ESCUDERO ESCRIBANO
ICREA Professor. Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
ISABEL FARIÑAS GÓMEZ
University Professor. University of Valencia
Mª JOSE SANZ SÁNCHEZ
Scientific Director. Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Mª JOSEFA ALONSO FERNÁNDEZ
University Professor. University of Santiago de Compostela
SENÉN BARRO AMENEIRO
University Professor. University of Santiago de Compostela
MARCOS MARTINON-TORRES
Pitt-Rivers Professor of Archaeological Science. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Institutional body with specific competencies in the field of scientific integrity and ethics in research.
The mission of the Commission on Women and Science is to achieve, together with the Presidency, gender equality in research at the Spanish National Research Council.
The Institutional Delegations are in charge of institutional representation and coordination of its institutes of research in their territorial areas. They carry out coordination, representation and management, and provide support to CSIC’s research investigation, innovation and knowledge transfer, traineeship, scientific culture and visibility.
Delegation to the European Union