Since 2011, the Advisory Committee has been guiding the strategic trajectory of the Global Innovation Index (GII). The Committee’s purpose is to underscore the significance of innovation in both economic and social progress and to facilitate the dissemination of GII findings across every economy and region the world over. Consisting of a diverse array of international policymakers, thought leaders and corporate executives, members of the Advisory Committee are chosen from a variety of geographical and institutional contexts and make their contribution in an individual capacity. We extend our gratitude to all members of the Advisory Committee for their ongoing dedication and cooperation.
Advisory Committee members
Robert D. Atkinson
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), United States
Audrey Azoulay
Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Tan Chorh Chuan
Permanent Secretary, National Research and Development, The National Research Foundation, Singapore
Philippe Varin
Chair, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), France
Fabiola Gianotti
Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
John Kao
Chair, Institute for Large Scale Innovation, and former Harvard Business School Professor, United States
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
Former Director-General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), former President, Global Research Alliance, and former Chair, National Innovation Foundation, India
Philippe Kuhutama Mawoko
Professor, Université du Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and former Executive Secretary, African Observatory for Science, Technology and Innovation (AOSTI), African Union Commission
Ken Moore
Chief Innovation Officer, Mastercard
Sergio Mujica
Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Monika Schnitzer
Chairwoman, German Council of Economic Experts, and Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Germany
Heizo Takenaka
Professor Emeritus, Keio University, Japan; former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, and Member of the World Economic Forum Board of Trustees
Blanca Treviño
President, Softtek, Mexico
Pedro Wongtschowski
Coordinator, Brazilian Entrepreneurial Movement for Innovation (MEI), Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Brazil