Governance

Executive Committee 2026

Uwe Völker, President - 2025-2026
Peter Hoffmann, President Elect (2026) President (2027-2028)
Ruth Huttenhain, Secretary General - 2025-2026
Bernd Wollscheid, Treasurer - 2025-2026
Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, Vice President - 2026-2027
Stuart Cordwell, Member at Large - 2025-2026
Mathieu Lavallée-Adam, Member at Large - 2025-2026
Livia Rosa, ECR Representative - 2025-2026
Cecilia Lindskog - HPP
Eric Deutsch - HPP
Bogdan Budnik - B/D HPP
Claudia Ctortecka - B/D HPP
Chris Overall - C-HPP
Gong Zhang - C-HPP

HUPO Council

The HUPO Council consists of up to 48 scientists who represent the three global regions of Eastern (Asia/Oceania), Central (Europe/Africa), and Western (the Americas). Council members serve three-year terms which are staggered.

2026 Council Members by Geographic Region

Eastern Region (Asia/Oceania)

Subhra Chakraborty	India	Term: 2024-2026
Yu-Ju Chen	Taiwan	Term: 2024-2026
Stuart Cordwell	Australia	Term: 2025-2027
Tiannan Guo	China	Term: 2025-2027
Fuchu He	China	Term: 2024-2026
Peter Hoffmann	Australia	Term: 2026-2028
Mio Iwasaki	Japan	Term: 2025-2027
Hyun Joo An	South Korea	Term: 2025-2027
Ueda Koji	Japan	Term: 2026-2028
Thao Le	New Zealand	Term: 2026-2028
Teck Yew Low	Malaysia	Term: 2024-2026
Kirti Pandey	Australia	Term: 2026-2028
Anthony Purcell	Australia	Term: 2026-2028
Nobuaki Takemori	Japan	Term: 2024-2026
Marc Wilkins	Australia	Term: 2025-2027

Western Region (the Americas)

Esaú Bojórquez-Velázquez	Mexico	Term: 2026-2028
Marie Brunet	Canada	Term: 2024-2026
Benjamin Garcia	USA	Term: 2026-2028
Jennifer Geddes-McAlister	Canada	Term: 2024-2026
Lan Huang	USA	Term: 2024-2026
Aleksandra Nita-Lazar	USA	Term: 2024-2026
Fabio Nogueira	Brazil	Term: 2025-2027
Christopher Overall	Canada	Term: 2025-2027
Adriana Paes Leme	Brazil	Term: 2024-2026
Graziella Ronsein	Brazil	Term: 2026-2028
Birgit Schilling	USA	Term: 2025-2027
Devin Schweppe	USA	Term: 2025-2027
Sandra Spencer	USA	Term: 2026-2028
Jennifer Van Eyk	USA	Term: 2026-2028
Olga Vitek	USA	Term: 2025-2027

Central Region (Europe/Africa)

Tanja Bange	Germany	Term: 2026-2028
Byron Baron	Malta	Term: 2024-2026
Ben Collins	UK	Term: 2025-2027
Fernando Corrales	Spain	Term: 2023-2026
Éva Csősz	Hungary	Term: 2026-2028
Maurine Fucito	Italy	Term: 2025-2027
Concha Gil	Spain	Term: 2024-2026
Peter Horvatovich	The Netherlands	Term: 2026-2028
Magnus Palmblad	The Netherlands	Term: 2024-2026
Paola Roncada	Italy	Term: 2025-2027
Jochen Schwenk	Sweden	Term: 2024-2026
Allan Stensballe	Denmark	Term: 2026-2028
Markku Varjosalo	Finland	Term: 2026-2028
Lilla Turiak	Hungary	Term: 2025-2027
Juan Antonio Vizcaino	United Kingdom	Term: 2025-2027