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.
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Chair
One Health Trust
John-Arne Røttingen
Vice-Chair
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Stanislas
Zuin
Board Treasurer
Independent
Glenda
Gray
Board member
South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
Veronika von Messling
Board member
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Hiroki
Nakatani
Board member
Global Research Institute, Keio University, Japan
Bernard
Pécoul
Board member
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Switzerland


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
Independent
Hanan H.
Balkhy
Board observer
World Health Organization
Prabhavathi Fernandes
Board observer
United States
Ambassador Nora Kronig Romero
Board observer
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
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.
Prabhavathi Fernandes
Chair
United States
Herman
Goossens
Incoming Chair
University of Antwerp
Karl-Heinz
Altmann
Committee member
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Marc
Bonten
Committee member
University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
Anthony
Coates
Committee member
St George’s, University of London
Ana Cristina Gales
Committee member
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Angela Dramowski
Committee member
Tygerberg Hospital/Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
Roy Jamieson
Committee member
OkerPharma Consultancy AB
Mark J Goldberger
Committee member
Fomerly AbbVie, USA
William Hope
Committee member
University of Liverpool, UK
Marc Mendelson
Committee member
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Rudo Mathivha
Committee member
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa
Malcolm Page
Committee member
Formerly Roche, Switzerland
Andreas Rummelt
Committee member
InterPharmaLink AG
Kamini Walia
Committee member
Indian Council of Medical Research, India
Nicholas White
Ex-officio member
Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Valeria Gigante
Ex-officio member
World Health Organization
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, Netherlands
Dr 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
Jean-Pierre
Paccaud
Committee member
GARDP
Veronika von Messling
Committee member
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Committee member
One Health Trust
Dominique Carouge
Committee member
Independent
Rachel Christinat
Committee member
Independent
Gregg Alton
Committee member
Independent
Manica Balasegaram
Committee member
GARDP
Seamus O’Brien
Committee member
GARDP


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
Hiroki
Nakatani
Committee member
Global Research Institute, Keio University, Japan
John-Arne Røttingen
Committee member
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Stanislas
Zuin
Committee member
Independent
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
Independent
Dominique Carouge
Committee member
Independent
Bernard Pécoul
Committee member
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Switzerland
Tal Schibler
Committee member
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