Organisation

The governance structure of GBB is streamlined, collaborative, and highly effective. The Scientific Director bears responsibility to the faculty board, ensuring accountability. Assisting the Director in institute management is a compact executive GBB board, wherein each member holds specific portfolio responsibilities. Furthermore, in 2021, a Director of Education was added to complement the GBB board. Currently, the GBB directors and board consist of the following staff members:

• Dirk Slotboom (Scientific Director); portfolio policy, support staff, research strategy and external affairs;

• Siewert-Jan Marrink (Chair); portfolio finances, strategy, and profiling;

• Dirk-Jan Scheffers (Director of Education, GBB); portfolio education;

• Tessa Quax (Member); portfolio inclusiveness, and PhD and postdoc affairs;

• Andreas Milias (Member); portfolio early and mid-career staff.

The GBB director and executive board receive support from the financial, office and operational managers of the GBB Coordinating Office, who oversee various aspects, including personnel, finances, strategy, scientific matters and policy affairs, as well as administrative tasks and the coordination of activities within the institute.