The International Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science serves as an advisory body to the Institute comprised of 182 members worldwide who lend leadership, expertise, and financial support. The Board is headed by a Chair and works with Institute management to advance the science mission. The Executive Board, comprised of 35 International Board members, is the governing body that oversees budgets, committees and policies. Committees of both boards provide guidance on areas like audits, nominations, science, assets, appointments and honors.

1. The Weizmann
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The International
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Weizmann Institute
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2. Roles of an International Board Member
Members of the International Board of the Weizmann
Institute make the Weizmann Institute of Science one
of their top priorities. Once elected, members learn the
organization’s structure and decision-making processes
and the Board’s role in promoting Institute affairs, stay
informed about major developments, and proactively
communicate with fellow members. Board members are
expected to attend Board meetings and events and actively
participate in them, bringing their leadership experience
and intellectual rigor to the table.
The Executive Board is the governing body of the Institute.
It is comprised of 35 elected members who are all members of
the International Board. This body supervises the Institute’s
properties and affairs throughout the year, which involves
approving the Institute’s budget and financial statements,
appointing standing committees and ad hoc committees,
determining financial policies and assets and investment policies.
The Executive Board elects the President of the Weizmann
Institute, who appoints the Vice Presidents. The President and
Vice Presidents work with the Deans, the Scientific Council, and
the Council of Professors.
The International Board convenes once a year in November, and
the Executive Board three to four times per year.
Board members are integral to the Weizmann Institute
community, helping to plant seeds for future achievement and
prosperity, and ensuring that the Institute continues to pursue
with excellence its mission of science for the benefit of humanity.
Roles and Responsibilities
of the International Board
The International Board includes three committees: the Audit
Committee, Nominating Committee and Scientific and Academic
Advisory Committee (SAAC). The Executive Board also appoints
three committees: the Assets Committee, Honors Committee
and Appointments and Promotions Committee.
The International Board of the Weizmann
Institute of Science serves as an advisory body
to the Institute, working hand-in-hand with
the Institute’s management to advance the
mission of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The International Board is headed by an
elected Chair and is comprised of 182 friends
and supporters, worldwide and in Israel, who
lend their leadership, expertise, and financial
support to the Weizmann Institute and act as
ambassadors who promote the interest of the
Institute throughout the globe.

3. The Executive Board is the governing body of the Institute.
It is comprised of 35 elected members who are all members of
the International Board. This body supervises the Institute’s
properties and affairs throughout the year, which involves
approving the Institute’s budget and financial statements,
appointing standing committees and ad hoc committees,
determining financial policies and assets and investment policies.
The Executive Board elects the President of the Weizmann
Institute, who appoints the Vice Presidents. The President and
Vice Presidents work with the Deans, the Scientific Council, and
the Council of Professors.
The International Board convenes once a year in November, and
the Executive Board three to four times per year.
Board members are integral to the Weizmann Institute
community, helping to plant seeds for future achievement and
prosperity, and ensuring that the Institute continues to pursue
with excellence its mission of science for the benefit of humanity.
Roles and Responsibilities
of the International Board
The International Board includes three committees: the Audit
Committee, Nominating Committee and Scientific and Academic
Advisory Committee (SAAC). The Executive Board also appoints
three committees: the Assets Committee, Honors Committee
and Appointments and Promotions Committee.
Committees of the International Board
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee, which consists of up to 10 elected members, guides and
supervises the work of the Internal Auditor of the Institute, and reviews his reports
and recommendations to the President, the Executive Board, and the International
Board. The Audit Committee convenes 3-4 times a year.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee, which consists of up to 10 elected members, prepares
slates of nominees for the election of Elected Members and Life Members of the
International Board, and prepares slates of nominees for the following offices:
1. The Chair and Vice Chair of the International Board
2. The President
3. The Chairs and the Vice Chairs of the Executive Board, the Audit Committee, the
Assets Committee, and the Honors Committee; the Chair of the Appointments
and Promotions Committee and the Co-Chairs or the Chair and the Vice Chair of
the Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee
4. The members of the Executive Board, the Audit Committee, the Nominating
Committee, the Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee, the Management
Committee, the Assets Committee, the Appointments and Promotions
Committee, and the Honors Committee.
The Committee usually convenes twice a year, in May and November.
Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee (SAAC) is to
obtain the best professional advice available on matters affecting the current
scientific work and future scientific development of the Institute.
This information is used to help guide the decisions of the International Board
and the Institute. The SAAC also provides the International Board with regular
comprehensive progress reports, intelligible to the layman, on the scientific work
of the Institute.
The SAAC consists of up to 40 members. The Chair of the International Board,
the Chair of the Executive Board, and the President are ex-officio members. In
addition, two Co-Chairs of the SAAC are elected by the International Board from
among scientists who are Members of the International Board.
Committees of the Executive Board
Management Committee
The Management Committee consists of up to eight elected members.
The ex-officio members of the Management Committee are: the Chair of the
International Board, the Vice Chair of the International Board, the Chair of the
Executive Board, the Vice Chair of the Executive Board, and the President. The
Chair of the Management Committee is the Chair of the Executive Board and the
Vice Chair of the Management Committee is the Vice Chair of the Executive Board.
In between meetings of the Executive Board, the Institute’s properties and affairs are
supervised by the Management Committee, which has the same powers, authorities,
and discretions as the Executive Board.
The Executive Board is entitled to review any resolution of the Management
Committee and confirm, overrule, or adjust it. The Management Committee convenes
at least six times a year.
Assets Committee
The Assets Committee, which consists of up to five members, receives detailed and
complete reports regarding the intellectual property of the Institute, the endowments
of the Institute and of its overseas supporting committees, the real estate property
of the Institute and of its overseas supporting committees, and any other assets. It
reviews these reports and coordinates the policies of the Institute with regard to the
business activities of the various entities managing these assets. The Assets Committee
does not have the authority to make business decisions regarding assets.
The Assets Committee reports to the Executive Board periodically regarding the
assets of the Institute and makes appropriate recommendations to the Executive
Board. Any significant decision of the Executive Board concerning the assets of the
Institute is taken only after hearing the views of the Assets Committee on that matter.
The ex-officio members of the Assets Committee are the Chair and Vice Chair of the
International Board, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Executive Board, and the President.
Appointments and Promotions Committee
The Appointments and Promotions Committee consists of up to three members (of
whom two must be residents of Israel). The ex-officio members of the Appointments
and Promotions Committee are the Co-Chairs of the SAAC.
The duties of the committee include:
1. Examining whether the academic procedures of the Institute for granting
permanent appointments to scientists and promotions of scientists on permanent
appointments to the rank of Associate Professor and Professor have been duly
followed. The Committee will report its findings to the Executive Board.
2. Approving such appointments and promotions. The decisions will be reported to the
Executive Board.
3. Acting as the final arbiter in matters pertaining to such appointments and
promotions in cases of conflicting recommendations by the President and the
Council of Professors.
4. Reporting to the Executive Board on the general scientific level of the group
of candidates, on the number of candidates in relation to the development of the
Institute and to make any general recommendations.
Honors Committee
The Honors Committee reviews recommendations of the Scientific Council for the
conferment of the title of PhD honoris causa. The Honors Committee presents its final
recommendations to the Executive Board for its approval.
The Honors Committee consists of up to seven members, including the following
ex-officio members: the Chair of the International Board, the Chair of the Executive
Board, and the President. It meets on an as-needed basis.
The International Board of the Weizmann
Institute of Science serves as an advisory body
to the Institute, working hand-in-hand with
the Institute’s management to advance the
mission of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The International Board is headed by an
elected Chair and is comprised of 182 friends
and supporters, worldwide and in Israel, who
lend their leadership, expertise, and financial
support to the Weizmann Institute and act as
ambassadors who promote the interest of the
Institute throughout the globe.

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