The Board is composed of five members appointed by the European Commission. The members are officers of the European Commission or independent directors. The composition of the EIC Fund Board of Directors is:

Jean-David is the Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency. Since June 2019, Jean-David Malo has been the Director of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Task Force at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD).
Prior to this position, from February 2017, he was, as Director in DG RTD, responsible for Open Innovation, Open Science, SMEs, Financial Instruments, State Aid, Research Infrastructures, Widening and Societal challenges . Before that, from 2011-2016, he headed the Unit SMEs, Financial Instruments & State Aid and was, from 2006 – 2010, Head of Unit Regional Aspects of FP7.
Jean-David studied at the Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (Paris) and the University of California (Berkeley).

Since 1 April 2020, Kerstin Jorna has been the Director-General of the Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Immediately prior to her current role, she was Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs.
Before that, Kerstin was a Director for Single Market Policy, Regulation and Implementation, and for Industrial Property, Innovation and Standards at this DG, as well as a member of several cabinets in different policy areas. Kerstin studied law in Bonn and Hamburg.

Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, Dr Hermann Hauser CBE has wide experience in developing and financing companies in the information technology sector. He co-founded a number of high-tech companies including Acorn Computers which spun out ARM, E-trade UK, Virata and Cambridge Network. Subsequently, Hermann became Vice President of research at Olivetti. He studied physics in Vienna and Cambridge.

Laurie-Anne Takerkart joined Alter Domus in November 2017 as Legal Manager in charge of all investments funds legal aspects for a large
base of Alter Domus Asset Fund Administration’s clients (private equity and real estate sectors). As corporate and investment funds’ lawyer with an extensive background in a wide variety of transactions involving technology and other industries, she advises multinational companies and private equity firms on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate finance transactions.
Besides having more than fourteen years’ experience at the Luxembourg Bar, working in leading business law firms in Luxembourg, she acted as legal director during a secondment to a leading European real estate investment manager. Former student at the Preparatory Studies for the Grandes Ecoles, Laurie-Anne is graduated in Business Law and IP/IT Law (CEIPI) at the University of Strasbourg in France.
Philippe Salpetier has 20 years' experience of leading and managing effective teams in the financial services and fiduciary business in several companies. He started his career at Deloitte where he spent 8 years working in Belgium and Luxembourg mainly in the audit and corporate finance departments. He later joined the European headquarters of an industrial Canadian group where he was the controller
for 3 years.
Philippe joined Alter Domus in 2005 and was promoted Director in 2007. He also worked for Capita Fiduciary Group for 3 years. Philippe holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Liège. During his free time, Philippe cycles intensively and enjoys also long walks with his dog and his family.