Leadership and Governance

IOB is constituted as a foundation and governed by the Board of Trustees, which consists of leaders from each of the founding organizations. Day-to-day operations are led by the Executive Board, composed of three co-directors.

IOB Executive Board

Nicolas Feltgen

Director of Clinic

Annette Keinath

Director of Operations

Botond Roska

Director of Science

Former Executive Board members

Hendrik Scholl, Director of Clinic, 2018-2024

Norbert Spirig, Director of Operations, 2018-2023

Charles Gubser, Director of Operations, 2023-2024

IOB Board of Trustees

Michaela Kneissel

Novartis, chair of the Board

Rakesh Padiyath

University Hospital Basel, member of the Board

Eva Scheurer

University of Basel, member of the Board

Beat Nyfeler

Novartis, secretary of the Board

Former Trustees

Joerg Reinhardt, Novartis, chair of the Board, 2018-2025

Werner Kübler, University Hospital Basel, member of the Board, 2018-2025

Andrea Schenker-Wicki, University of Basel, member of the Board, 2018-2025

Charles Gubser, Novartis, secretary of the Board, 2018-2024