Members of the Foundation Council eligible to vote (§ 6 Absatz 1-4, ZB MED-Satzung)
| 1.) Land North Rhine-Westphalia | Dr. Michael H. Wappelhorst (Vorsitz), MKW, RL 313 (WGL) |
| 2.) Bund (BMG) | Dr. David Herr (stv. Vorsitz), BMG, RL 6 (Ressortforschung) |
| 3.) University of Cologne | Prof. Dr. Claus Cursiefen, Prorektor für Forschung |
| 4.) University of Bonn | Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmer, Prorektor für Forschung und Innovation |
| 5.) Technische Hochschule Köln | Prof. Dr. Stefan Herzig, Präsident |
| 6.) Open Source Business Alliance e.V. | Dr. Manuela Urban, Co-Leader / COO Sovereign Cloud Stack |
| 7.) N.N. | derzeit vakant wg. Nichterfüllung § 2 Abs. 1 LGG NRW |
Advisory members of the Foundation Council (§ 6 Absatz 5 ZB MED-Satzung)
| Director | Prof. Dr. Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann |
| Deputy Director (provisional) | Prof. Dr. Juliane Fluck |
| Finance and Commercial Director | N.N. |
| Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council (provisional) | Dr. Jochen Johannsen RWTH Aachen |
| 1. person, appointed on the proposal of the staff council | Rabea Müller, Chairwoman of the staff council |
| 2. person, appointed on the proposal of the staff council | Ulrike Ostrzinski, Vice Chairwoman of the staff council |
| Equal Opportunities Officer | Vanessa Scharf |
