As a supervisory body the Board of Trustees advises and supervises the President. All affairs and arrangements of fundamental significance that exceed the ordinary course of business require the prior consent of the Board of Trustees.
| Prof. Dr. Marianne Kneuer Chairwoman | ||
| N.N. Vice Chairwoman/Chairman | ||
Members entitled to vote are | ||
| Dr. Katharina Pijnenburg Representative of the Federal State
| Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) Ref. 426: Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften Heinemannstraße 2 53175 Bonn | |
Martina Ritter | Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst | |
Dr. Michael H. Wappelhorst | Ministerium für Kultur und | |
| Prof. Dr. Marianne Kneuer
| TU Dresden | |
Dr. Ruth Brand | Statistisches Bundesamt | |
Prof. Dr. Karsten Hank | Universität zu Köln | |
| Prof. Dr. Thomas Grund | RWTH Aachen University | Website |
Prof. Dr. Marc Keuschnigg | Linköping University | |
Prof. Dr. Jutta Mata | Universität Mannheim | |
| Prof. Dr. Annette Schnabel | Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf | Website |
Members with advisory votes are | ||
| Hannah Bucher Representative of the GESIS employees | GESIS | Website |
| Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer Chair of the User Advisory Board | Universität Konstanz | Website |
| Dipl.-Kfm. Jost Henze Head of Administration | GESIS | |
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kittel | University of Vienna | Website |
Prof. Dr. Christof Wolf | GESIS | |