Leadership Guided by Knowledge and Purpose

● Governance and Institutional Structure

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors provides the institutional leadership and strategic oversight of the Institute. It supports MountMed’s long-term orientation, ensures the coherence of its mission and safeguards its role as a non-profit organisation dedicated to the sustainable development of mountain territories.

Chairperson:

Michalis Papadopoulos

Members:

Anastasia Papadopoulou; Antigoni Papaphilippou; George David; Ionas Nicolaou; Patrick Michaels; John Papadouris

Scientific Council

The Scientific Council brings together recognised researchers and experts in mountain studies, spatial planning and territorial development, agroecology, environmental sciences, cultural heritage, energy, social innovation and related fields. It supports the scientific quality of the Institute’s work, strengthens its interdisciplinary orientation and contributes to the design of research, education and action initiatives.

Dr Dominique Barjolle - Senior Researcher, Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la montagne, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland

Prof. Thomas Dax - Deputy Director, Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research, Austria

Prof. Dimitris Goussios - Director, Laboratory of Rural Space, University of Thessaly, Greece

Dr François Lerin - Senior Researcher, International Association for the Development of the Agro Environment, France

Prof. Laurent Rieutort - Director, Institut d’Auvergne Rhône-Alpes du Développement des Territoires, Université Clermont Auvergne, France

►︎ Team