The activities of the Forum are led by a Steering Group made up of representatives from EFC member foundations that are active in research, and the European University Association.
The current Steering Group members are:
- Pier Mario Vello, Secretary General, Fondazione Cariplo (Steering Group Chair)
- Göran Blomqvist, Managing Director, Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
- João Caraça, Director for Research, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
- Steen Hemmingsen, Managing Director, Lundbeckfonden
- Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General, VolkswagenStiftung
- David Lynn, Head of Strategic Planning and Policy, The Wellcome Trust
- John Smith, Deputy Secretary General, European University Association
- Ingrid Wünning Tschol, Head of Science and Research, Robert Bosch Stiftung
- Maciej Zylicz, President, Executive Director, Foundation for Polish Science
The European Commission, DG Research, is an observer of the Steering Group.
Steering Group Governance and Membership
At its meeting of 2 July 2008 , the Forum Steering Group agreed on: