The Board

The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s global governance reflects our commitment to maintain a high level of international representation and coordination. The Board and Executive Committee are comprised of leading figures in the bone, muscle and joint health field.

The IOF Board comprises four representatives from each of the five IOF regions. Where a region has an IOF administrative office, two Board Members are elected by the region, with the remaining two elected by the global membership. Where a region doesn’t have an IOF administrative office, all four Board Members are elected by the global membership.

Board members are elected for a renewable term of four years and meet twice a year.

Click on the individual Board members below to read their profile.

Asia-Pacific Region
Peter Ebeling Australia		Ambrish Mithal India
Hajime Orimo Japan		Ego Seeman Australia
European Region
John A Kanis United Kingdom President		Eugene McCloskey United Kingdom
Socrates Papapoulos Netherlands		Jean-Yves Reginster Belgium
Latin America Region
Patricia Clark Mexico		Osvaldo Daniel Messina Argentina
Christiano Zerbini Brazil		José Zanchetta Argentina
Middle East & Africa Region
Gemma Adib Syria		Stephen Hough South Africa
Basel Masri Jordan		Leith Zakraoui Tunisia
North America Region
Jonathan Adachi Canada		John Bilezikian USa
Bess Dawson-Hughes USA General Secretary		Harry Genant USA

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is a subgroup of the Board which functions as the decision-making body for the International Osteoporosis Foundation in the absence of the full Board. It guides the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer in the day-to-day management and deals with those questions not handled directly by the President and the senior officers.

Members of the Executive Committee include the President, Treasurer, General Secretary and Chairs of the Committee of National Societies (CNS) and Committee of Scientific Advisors (CSA).

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer attend the Board and the Executive Committee meetings but have no voting rights.

Treasurer

• René Rizzoli (Switzerland)

Ex-officio
Elected chairs of CNS, CSA, CCA:

• Cyrus Cooper (United Kingdom)
  Chair, CSA
• Jean-Yves Reginster (Belgium)
  Chair, CNS
• Laurence Alliot (France)
  Chair, CCA

The Vice Chairs of the CNS, CSA and CCA, who are invited to participate in the Board as observers, are:

• Serge Ferrari (Switzerland)
  Vice Chair, CSA
• Norma Piggott (Switzerland)
  Vice Chair, CCA
• Famida Jiwa (Canada)
  Chair, CNS Patient Societies Subcommittee

Ex-officio
Editors of Osteoporosis International and Calcified Tissue International:

• Roberto Civitelli (USA)
• Robert Lindsay (USA)
• Stuart Ralston (United Kingdom)