ECMWF was created by a Convention that came into force on 1 November 1975 and was amended on 6 June 2010.
The governing bodies are the Council, the Director-General, and the Council’s advisory committees, whose functions are defined in the Convention.
ECMWF Council
The ECMWF Council held its June 2022 session in Bologna, Italy.
Council President:
Dr Daniel Gellens, Director of Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Council Vice-President:
Prof. Penny Endersby, Chief Executive of UK Met Office
Director-General:
Dr Florence Rabier
Finance Committee Chair:
Dr Gisela Seuffert, Germany
Policy Advisory Committee Chair:
Mr Eoin Moran, Ireland
Technical Advisory Committee Chair:
Dr Sarah O’Reilly, Ireland
Advisory Committee of Co-operating States Chair:
Mr Nir Stav, Israel
Advisory Committee for Data Policy Chair:
Lt. Col. Paolo Capizzi, Italy
Scientific Advisory Committee:
Dr Inger-Lise Frogner (Chair)
Prof. Dr Christof Appenzeller
Dr François Bouyssel
Dr Susanna Corti
Dr Henk Eskes
Prof. Dr Thomas Jung (Vice-chair)
Prof. Eigil Kaas
Dr Christina Köpken-Watts
Dr Chiara Piccolo
Prof. Dr Pier Siebesma
Prof. Gunilla Svensson
Dr Isabel Trigo
Dr Anthony Weaver
Organisation of ECMWF in June 2023