Board of Trustees / CREF
The Cyprus Institute is being developed under the institutional umbrella of the Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF), which is governed by an internationally acclaimed Board of Trustees. Since January 2006, the Board is chaired by Professor Edouard Brézin and includes world-renowned academics, current and former Presidents of the Republic of Cyprus, regional and international political, civic and business leaders. The Board is advised and aided by an international body of distinguished academics known as the Scientific Advisory Council.
Board of Trustees of the Foundation
- CHRISTOFIAS Demetris (Honorary Chair)
President of the Republic of CyprusH.E. Demetris Christofias, serves as the President of the Republic of Cyprus, since 2008.
more ... - BREZIN Edouard (Chair)
École Normale Supérieure, FranceProfessor of Theoretical Physics at the École Normale Supérieure. Brézin has served in numerous administrative positions including the Presidency of the Administrative Council of CNRS. He was elected a member of the French National Academy of Sciences in 1991 and served as its President from 2004 to 2006. Recipient of many distinctions and awards, both from the US and European Academies.more...
- ALBERTS Bruce
Editor-in-chief of the 'Science' journalProfessor Alberts, former President of the US National Academy of Sciences from 1993 to 2005, is a renowned biochemist recognized for his work both in biochemistry and molecular biology. He is now the editor-in-chief of the academic journal 'Science'.more...
- BUSQUIN Philippe
Former EU Commissioner for ResearchMayor of Seneffe, Belgium and former EU Commissioner for Research and former Member of the European Parliament for Belgium. He has served as a Minister in Belgium for many years (Minister of Education, Minister of Interior, Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State). He is the Chairman of the Scientific Technology Options Assessment Panel and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
more... - CLERIDES Glafkos
Former President of the Republic of CyprusGlafkos Clerides is a Greek-Cypriot politician who served as President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1993 until 2003.
more... - COOPER Richard
Harvard University, USAProfessor of International Economics at Harvard University and former Provost of Yale University. He has served as US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from 1977 to 1981, as well as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1990-92) and Chair of the National Intelligence Council (1995-97).
more... - GREENFIELD Susan
Oxford University, UKMember of the House of Lords, Director of the Institute for the Future of the Mind, former Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Fullerian Professor of Physiology at the University of Oxford. She is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur.
more... - HELAL Hany Mahfouz
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of EgyptMinister for Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt, Hany Mahfouz Helal previously held the position of Professor of Mineralogy at Cairo University and served as Head of Senghor University in Alexandria. He is currently the Secretary General of Egypt's Higher Education Development Fund.
more... - JOANNIDES John
Former CEO of the Cyprus Development BankEconomist and former Chief Executive Officer of the Cyprus Development Bank. John Joannides played a leading part in the promotion of the scientific analysis, evaluation and survey of works and enterprises. Furthermore, he promoted the internationalization of the Cyprus economy.
- JOANNOU Dakis
International businessman and philanthropistInternational businessman and philanthropist, Dakis Joannou is founder of the DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art and member of the Board of Trustees of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, a member of the Committee on painting and Sculpture of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, member of the International Councils of Tate and Solomom R. Guggenheim Foundation.
more... - JORTNER Joshua
Tel Aviv University, IsraelHeinemann Professor of Chemistry at the Tel Aviv University, member and former President (1986-1995) of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and the Humanities. He served in many administrative posts including the founding Chairmanship of the Israel National Science Foundation. Recipient of numerous awards and honorary distinctions including the Wolf Prize in Chemistry.
more... - KAREKLAS Petros
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of DefensePermanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and previously of Ministries of Defense and of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus.
- KATEHI Linda
University of California, USAProfessor Katehi is the Chancellor of the University of California, Davis. Professor Katehi previously served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of AAAS and a Fellow of IEEE. more...
- LEVENTI Edmée
Former Ambassadress of Cyprus to UNESCOA former Ambassadress of Cyprus to UNESCO. Edmée Leventi is a member of the Anglo-Hellenic League Council, the Greek Archaeological Committee and the Council of Europa Nostra. She is a Trustee of the British Museum, a Fellow of the Ashmolean Museum, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Holloway College and member of the Steering Group of the Hellenic Institute of the College.
- MAVROMMATIS Manthos
President of the Cyprus Chamber of CommerceIndustrialist and President of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2005. He was previously the President of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a board member of the Bank of Cyprus and of the Cyprus International Institute of Management.
- MOLESKIS Andreas
Head of the Cyprus EU Presidency OfficeFormerly Permanent Secretary of the Planning Bureau of Cyprus, Andreas Moleskis was appointed in 2009 as the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Cyprus EU Presidency Office 2012. Until recently, he was the Secretary of the Council of Ministers since 2003, Chairman of the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Development Bank.
- MONIZ Ernest
MIT, USACecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Physics at MIT and Director of MIT's Energy Initiative. He has served as Under Secretary of the US Department of Energy and as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the White House (1995 - 1997). In 2009, Moniz was elected by President Obama to join the President's Council on Science and Technology. He is the recipient of many prizes and awards, including the S. Cray prize.
more... - MOUSKOS Andreas
Vice Chair, Chair of the Executive CommitteeBusinessman and until recently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Development Bank. He served as member of the House of Representatives for 10 years.
- PAPANICOLAS Costas
President of the Cyprus InstituteA US educated Nuclear Physicist (MIT) has held positions with the French Atomic Energy Commission (Saclay, France) and served as Professor of Physics with the University of Illinois (Urbana). He currently holds professorial appointments with the University of Athens (Greece) and the U. of Illinois (adjunct). He has served as Director of the Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications (Athens GR), Chairman of the Accreditation and Certification Council of Cyprus and Member of the National Advisory Research Council of Greece. He is Chairman of the Cyprus-CERN Committee and is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
- SERAGELDIN Ismail
Director of the Library of Alexandria, EgyptDirector of the Library of Alexandria. He serves as Chair and member of a number of advisory committees for academic, research, scientific and international institutions and civil society efforts which include the Institut d' Egypte (Egyptian Academy of Science), TWAS (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World), the Indian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was Distinguished Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and he has also served in a number of capacities at the World Bank, including the position of Vice President.
more... - SCHOPPER Herwig
CERN, SwitzerlandProfessor of Physics and former Director General of CERN and DESY and former President of the Council of SESAME. He is the recipient of numerous distinctions and awards including the UNESCO Albert Einstein Gold Medal and the Tate Medal of the American Institute of Physics.
more... - STEFANIS Constantine
Director of the University Mental Health Research InstituteProfessor of Medicine and Director of the University Mental Health Research Institute. Member and former President of the Athens Academy. He has served as a Member of the Greek Parliament and as Minister of Health. He is the recipient of many awards, including distinctions from the US, German and Russian Academies.
- TOUKAN Khaled
SESAME, JordanChairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and Director of SESAME. Former Minister of Education of Jordan. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Jordan and President of the Al-Balqa Applied University in Jordan.
more... - VASSILIOU George
Former President of the Republic of CyprusFormer President of the Republic of Cyprus (1988-1993) and later head of the negotiating team which successfully negotiated the accession of Cyprus to the European Union.
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- YIANGOU Michalis
Secretary of the CREF BoardDr Michalis S. Yiangou received his PhD in Education from the University of Cambridge in 2004. He has a background in Education and History and was formerly a researcher at the Council of Educational Evaluation and Accreditation.
His responsibilities include the day to day operations, governance matters and support to the Trustees. He is the official record keeper for the proceedings of the Board. Dr Yiangou joined CREF/CyI in June 2004.
