Organizational chart
Governing bodies: Steering Committee and Presidency.
Executive bodies: Vice-Presidency for Scientific and Technical Research, Vice-Presidency for Institutional Affairs and Organisation, Vice-Presidency for International Affairs and Secretary General and, depending on them, the Deputy Vice-Presidencies and the Deputy Secretary-Generals respectively. In addition, the President’s Office is also considered an executive body.
Advisory and support bodies: Scientific Advisory Committee, Ethics Committee, Women and Science Committee, and institutional delegations.
Governing Board
The Governing Board is the CSIC highest governance body. It has competence for general management and planning of the Agency's research activity. It is a collegiate body and is chaired by the CSIC Presidency. Among its functions are to approve the annual and multi-annual CSIC action plans ; the proposal of the management contract, the preliminary draft of the yearly budget and the annual accounts; the rules of organization and operation, both at a general level and at the level of CSIC centers, institutes and units; the participation of CSIC in public or private entities; the agreements concerning the creation and ending of CSIC research institutes, centers and units and, finaly, to perform the monitoring, supervision and control of the Agency.
COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CSIC)
(R.D. 51/2018, 2nd February , BOE 07.02.18)
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD (artº 12.1)
Rosa María MENÉNDEZ LÓPEZ
CSIC President
ADVISORS FROM (art. 12.1.a):
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITIES:
Teresa RIESGO ALCAIDE
Director General for Research, Development and Innovation
MINISTRY OF THE PRESIDENCY, PARLIAMENT WITH THE CORTES AND EQUALITY:
Gemma CASTILLO RAMOS
Deputy Director of the Vice-President Office
MINISTRY OF FINANCE:
Juan José HERRERA CAMPA
Director General for Personnel Costs and Public Pensions
MINISTRY OF HEALTH, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL SERVICES:
Faustino BLANCO GONZÁLEZ
Secretary General for Health and Consumer Affairs
MINISTRY FOR THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION:
Ana Belén SAN MARTÍN ONTORIA
Technical Secretary General
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD:
Miguel ORDOZGOITI DE LA RICA
Director General for Services
ADVISORS DESIGNATED BY THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITIES AMONG PROFFESIONALS OF RENOWNED PRESTIGE IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT (artº 12.1.b)
Montserrat TORNÉ ESCASANY
Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera - CSIC
Amparo MORALEDA MARTÍNEZ
Independent Director - CAIXABANK
Matilde SÁNCHEZ AYUSO
Biological Research Center - CSIC
Daniel RAMÓN VIDAL
Biópolis, S.L.
ADVISOR DESIGNATED BY THE UNIVERSITIES BOARD (artº 12.1.e)
José Carlos GÓMEZ VILLAMANDOS
Rector - Universidad de Córdoba
ADVISORS DESIGNATED BY THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE UNIONS (artº 12.1.c)
U G T
Francisca VILCHES DE FRUTOS
Institute of Language, Literature and Anthropology – CSIC
CC OO
Alicia DURÁN CARRERA
Institute of Ceramics and Glass - CSIC
C S I F
Esperanza IGLESIAS FERNÁNDEZ
Institute of Physical Chemistry Rocasolano - CSIC
SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNING BOARD (artº 12.3)
Alberto SERENO ÁLVAREZ
CSIC Secretary General
President's Office
Órgano directivo de apoyo y asesoramiento a la Presidencia. Responsable de la comunicación institucional interna y externa; protocolo y apoyo a los órganos de gobierno.
Vice-Presidency for scientific and technical research
Executive body appointed by the Governing Board on the proposal of the Presidency. It depends on the Presidency. This Vice-Presidency holds the activity on strategic planning direction, research coordination and monitoring, knowledge transfer and the recruitment and training of scientific and technical personnel. In addition, the management of both the CSIC scientific and technical infrastructures and the evaluation of the research activity is under its responsability.
Vice-Presidency for organization and institutional relations
Executive body appointed by the Governing Board on the proposal of the Presidency. It depends on the Presidency. This Vice-Presidency directs and coordinates the institutional relations; the organization of institutes, centers and units; the editorial policy and the scientific-technical information system. In addition, under irs direction, the activities to promote scientific culture are carried out.
Vice-Presidency for international affairs
Executive body appointed by the Governing Board on the proposal of the Presidency. It depends on the Presidency. This Vice-Presidency is responsible for the planning and promotion of international relations linked to the research activity. It coordinates the participation of CSIC in European Science committees and organizations, and programmes, coordinates and monitors the participation of the organism in European and international programs.
General secretariat
Executive body appointed by the Governing Board on the proposal of the Presidency. It is the responsibility of the General Secretariat, without prejudice to the superior leadership exercised by the President, to perform the following functions:
- CSIC staff management
- Direction of the management of the administrative organization
- Direction of economic-financial and budgetary management and internal control
- Direction of wealth management, contracting, construction jobs and infrastructures
- Direction of planning, promotion and management of CSIC IT development
Scientific advisory board
The Scientific advisory board is entrusted with informing and advising the CSIC Presicency and the Governing Board about scientific-technological issues. Specifically, it should prescriptively inform the management contract, the Multi-Annual Action Plans and the creation, modification or ending of CSIC institutes and research units.
It is a permanent body and is chaired by the Presidency. The vice-presidencies and a number of renewed scientists and technologists from the public and private sector, representing different scientific areas sit on the board.
COMPOSICIÓN
PRESIDENTA
Dª Rosa Mª MENÉNDEZ LÓPEZ
Presidenta del CSIC
SECRETARIO
D. Federico José MOMPEÁN GARCÍA
Vicepresidente Adjunto de Programación Científica
VOCALES
Dª. Elena DOMÍNGUEZ CAÑAS
Vicepresidenta de Relaciones Internacionales
D. Jesús Eugenio MARCO DE LUCAS
Vicepresidente de Investigación Científica y Técnica
D. Víctor Ramón VELASCO RODRÍGUEZ
Vicepresidente de Organización y Relaciones Institucionales
Dª. Victoria MORENO ARRIBAS
Investigadora Científica Vicepresidenta adjunta de Áreas Científico-Técnicas del CSIC
Dª. Susana ALEMANY DE LA PEÑA
Investigadora Científica Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” (IIBM-CSIC)
Dª. Isabel ALLONA ALBERICH
Catedrática de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
D. Antonio ALMAGRO GORBEA
Profesor de Investigación Escuela de Estudios Árabes (EEA-CSIC)
D. Manuel CERMERÓN ROMERO
Director de Estrategia y Desarrollo AGBAR Dª. Gemma
FABRIÁS DOMINGO
Profesora de Investigación Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña (IQAC-CSIC)
D. Antonio FIGUERAS HUERTA
Profesor de Investigación Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC)
Dª. Mercedes GARCÍA-ARENAL RODRÍGUEZ
Profesora de Investigación Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo (ILC-CSIC)
D. Emilio GARCÍA GARCÍA
Director de Innovación. Patentes TALGO, S.L.
D. Juan Ramón GONZÁLEZ VELASCO
Catedrático de Ingeniería Química Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU)
Dª. Mª del Rosario HERAS CELEMÍN
Jefa de la Unidad de Eficiencia Energética en Edificios Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
D. Ceferino LÓPEZ FERNÁNDEZ
Profesor de Investigación Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC)
D. Enrique MACPHERSON MAYOL
Profesor de Investigación Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)
Dª Consuelo MARTÍNEZ LÓPEZ
Catedrática de Álgebra Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
D. Rafael PARDO AVELLANEDA
Director de la Fundación BBVA
Dª Carmen PELÁEZ MARTÍNEZ
Profesora de Investigación Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL-CSIC)
D. José Carlos REYES ROSA
Investigador Científico Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER-CSIC)
D. Joaquín TINTORÉ SUBIRANA
Profesor de Investigación Insto. Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (IMEDEA-CSIC)
D. Lluis TORNER SABATA
Director del Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas (ICFO) Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC)