Governance
The Board of GARDP determines GARDP’s strategic goals and ensures that management works diligently and efficiently to meet these goals. It receives guidance from the Scientific Advisory Committee, while GARDP staff carry out day-to-day operations, focusing on the core business of developing and delivering treatments for drug-resistant infections.
Board of GARDP
Board of GARDP
The Board of GARDP is comprised of representatives of donor countries and different constituencies, as well as experts in global health, finance and governance from around the world. As the ultimate decision-making body of the organization, the Board establishes GARDP policies and principles, and appoints the Board Chair, Vice-Chair, and Treasurer, as well as GARDP’s Executive Director. The Board meets at least twice a year.
Glenda
Gray
Chair
South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
Bernard
Pécoul
Vice-Chair
formerly DNDi
Stanislas
Zuin
Board Treasurer
formerly Geneva Court of Auditors
Chieko
Ikeda
Board member
Japanese Red Cross Society
Veronika von Messling
Board member
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Observers of the Board
Observers of the Board
Observers of the Board include, but are not limited to: a representative from the World Health Organization (a co-founder of GARDP); a representative from DNDi (a co-founder of GARDP); the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee; and the Chair of the Donor Partnership Advisory Committee. Observers liaise between the Board and the groups they represent. They offer counsel and participate in all board meetings but do not have voting rights.
Gregg
Alton
Board observer
formerly Gilead Sciences
Hanan H.
Balkhy
Board observer
World Health Organization
Herman
Goossens
Board observer
University of Antwerp
Ambassador Nora Kronig Romero
Board observer
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Luis Pizarro
Board Observer
DNDi
GARDP Policies
GARDP is committed to the highest possible standards of openness, transparency, honesty and accountability. To that end it has developed a set of core policies and made them accessible on our website. It also has a third-party platform, Integrity Line, that can be used to report anonymously misconduct by GARDP staff or anyone outside the organization in connection with GARDP activities.
The Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is made up of scientists with expertise in various disciplines within infectious diseases and microbiology. SAC members advise and make recommendations to the Board of GARDP to carry out the organization’s scientific objectives. They also assess GARDP’s R&D strategy and projects, and provide guidance as well as medical and scientific expertise for GARDP’s programmes. SAC Ex-Officio Members represent external organizations at SAC meetings.
Herman
Goossens
Chair
University of Antwerp
Karl-Heinz
Altmann
Committee member
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Marc
Bonten
Committee member
University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
Anthony
Coates
Committee member
St George’s Hospital, UK
Ana Cristina Gales
Committee member
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Angela Dramowski
Committee member
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Roy Jamieson
Committee member
OkerPharma Consultancy AB, Sweden
Valeria Gigante
Ex-officio member
World Health Organization
Marc Mendelson
Committee member
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Rudo Mathivha
Committee member
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa
Sumati Nambiar
Committee member
Johnson and Johnson
Malcolm Page
Committee member
Formerly Roche, Switzerland
Kamini Walia
Committee member
Indian Council of Medical Research, India
Nicholas White
Ex-officio member
Mahidol University, Thailand
The Donor Partnership Advisory Committee
The Donor Partnership Advisory Committee
The Donor Partnership Advisory Committee consists of key donors, allowing them to bring their insights to the Board. It helps the Board fulfil its mission by reviewing the success of previous and ongoing donor investments in GARDP’s work, and providing advice on how further funding can deliver the greatest possible impact. It also advises the Board on how GARDP can expand and better manage its partnerships with governments and donors. The Chair of the committee represents the committee at the Board meetings and ensures that key decisions of the Board are brought back to the full committee.
Ambassador Nora Kronig Romero
Chair
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Jasper
Claessen
Committee member
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Netherlands
Eiji
Hinoshita
Committee member
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Louise Norton-Smith
Committee member
Department of Health and Social Care, UK
Dagmar Reitenbach
Committee member
Federal Ministry of Health, Germany
Niresh Bhagwandin
Committee member
South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
The Strategic Partnerships Committee
The Strategic Partnerships Committee
The Strategic Partnerships Committee is a subcommittee of the Board of GARDP. It ensures that GARDP partnerships with the private sector align with GARDP’s vision, mission and objectives.
Glenda
Gray
Chair
South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
Veronika von Messling
Committee member
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Dominique Carouge
Committee member
formerly Sanofi
Rachel Christinat
Committee member
Independent
Gregg Alton
Committee member
formerly Gilead Sciences
Yann Ferrisse
Committee Secretary
GARDP
Chieko
Ikeda
Committee member
Japanese Red Cross Society
The Nomination, Remuneration and Safeguarding Committee
The Nomination, Remuneration and Safeguarding Committee
The Nomination, Remuneration and Safeguarding Committee is a subcommittee of the Board of GARDP. Its members are responsible for reviewing key questions about the Board itself (e.g. structure, size, and composition), reviewing organizational changes and decisions that require Board approval, and overseeing safeguarding matters (i.e. formal complaints of abuse of power or harassment).
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Chair
One Health Trust
Glenda
Gray
Committee member
South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
Stanislas
Zuin
Committee member
formerly Geneva Court of Auditors
Pierre-Yves Delhez
Committee Secretary
GARDP
Bernard Pécoul
Committee member
formerly DNDi
The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is a subcommittee of the Board of GARDP. It is made up of at least two Board members as well as external auditors, and it oversees financial aspects of the organization.
Stanislas Zuin
Chair
formerly Geneva Court of Auditors
Dominique Carouge
Committee member
formerly Sanofi
Bernard Pécoul
Committee member
formerly DNDi
Tal Schibler
Committee member
DGE Avocats
Pierre-Yves Delhez
Committee Secretary
GARDP