Leaders of the organisation – past and present
The Club of Rome is governed by its General Assembly of Members, which validates major strategic decisions, and by the Executive Committee, a 12-member body responsible for ongoing oversight and guidance. The president/ co-presidents jointly represent and lead the organisation, working closely with the Secretary General and the Executive Committee to ensure coherent and effective governance. The current co-presidents are Paul Shrivastava and Silvia Zimmermann del Castillo.
Co-presidents
2024 – Present
Paul Shrivastava
An Indian-American sustainability and management visionary, academic and environmental change leader. *Co-president from 2023.
Silvia Zimmermann del Castillo
An Argentinean writer, philosopher and international lecturer. Founder and president of the Argentine Chapter of The Club of Rome.
2018 – 2023
Sandrine Dixson-Declève
A Belgian climate change, sustainable development, sustainable finance, and complex system thought leader and solutionist. *Co-president from 2018 until 2024.
Mamphela Ramphele
South African, an activist, medical doctor, academic, businesswoman and political thought leader.
2012 – 2018
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
A German scientist and politician, expert in resource efficiency and former member of the German Bundestag.
Anders Wijkman
A Swedish politician and former member of the European Parliament.
2007 – 2012
Ashok Khosla
Indian environmentalist, Chairman of the Development Alternatives Group, India and former leader of NGO-representatives at the UN Environment Programme.
Eberhard von Koerber
German manager and Chairman and CEO of Eberhard von Koerber AG, Switzerland.
2001 – 2007
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan
Member of the Jordanian royal family who founded the Royal Scientific Society.
1990 – 2000
Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner
Spanish professor and economist, Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science in Spain, Deputy Minister of Education in Colombia and board member of UNESCO.
1984 – 1990
Alexander King
British chemist, Director-General for Scientific Affairs at the OECD, pioneer of the sustainable development movement and co-founder of The Club of Rome.
1968 – 1984
Aurelio Peccei
Italian industrialist, philanthropist Managing Director of Fiat (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) and co-founder of The Club of Rome.
Secretary General and other positions
2024 – Present
Carlos Álvarez Pereira
Secretary General
Spanish regeneration strategist, systemic thinking convener and expert, and UNESCO Chair of Global Understanding for Sustainability.
2022 – 2023
Carlos Álvarez Pereira
Vice-President
Spanish regeneration strategist, systemic thinking convener and expert, and UNESCO Chair of Global Understanding for Sustainability.
2014 – 2018
Graeme Maxton
Secretary General
British climate change economist and writer.
2010 – 2014
Ian Johnson
Secretary General
British economist and former Vice President of the World Bank.
2008 – 2010
Martin Lees
Secretary General
British former Rector of the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica.
2005 – 2007
Joerg Geier
Deputy Secretary General
German sustainability strategist, systems thinker, and project director. Chairman of The Club of Rome’s young think tank – tt30.
1998 – 2007
Uwe Möller
Secretary General
German economist and Director of Haus Rissen – Institute for International Politics.
1984 – 1998
Bertrand Schneider
Secretary General
Founder of The Global Future College
1982 – 1990
Uwe Möller
Vice-President
German economist and Director of Haus Rissen – Institute for International Politics.
