Scientific committee

The committee consists of 10 university academics with internationally-recognised skills in the field of philanthropy. Members are drawn from UNIGE and similar academic institutions abroad.

The committee is responsible for contributing to discussions on — and ensuring the coherence of — the centre's activities, in particular regarding research and teaching:

• Prof. James Andreoni, Professor of economics, University of California San Diego
• Prof. Max Bazerman, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
• Prof. René Bekkers, Director of the Center for Philanthropic Studies at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Prof. Beth Breeze, Principal, Harris Manchester College, Oxford and author of In Defence of Philanthropy
• Prof. Sigrid Hemels, Professor of tax law, Erasmus University Rotterdam School of Law
• Prof. Dominique Jakob, Ordinary Professor for Private Law, University of Zurich​​​​​​​
• Prof. Hao Liang, Associate Professor of Finance, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
• Prof. Anne-Claire Pache, Chaired Professor in Philanthropy, ESSEC, Paris
• Prof. Paul Slovic, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon​​​​​​​
• Prof. Richard Steinberg, Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Professor of Economics at IUPUI

"This scientific committee reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the approach to philanthropy developed at the Centre, through the diversity of the profiles that make it up, in terms of skills, geographical and cultural origins and gender. The international dimension underlines the influence of the GCP, which mobilises this committee like a sounding board: it validates the relevance and quality of the scientific orientations and focuses chosen by the Centre for its academic activities in light of advances in research. It enables the Centre to bring real added value to this rapidly evolving sector. "

 Prof. Nicolas Duvoux, Head, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy