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Prof. L.J. (Louise) Gunning-Schepers

University Professor
  • Executive Staff
  • Spui  21
    1012 WX  Amsterdam

Dr Louise J. Gunning-Schepers (1951) currently holds the position of University Professor of Health and Society at the University of Amsterdam. She was  president of the Executive Board of the UvA and HvA from 1 April 2012 until 19 April 2015. Before this position, she was University Professor of Health and Society and president of the Health Council of the Netherlands. Before that, Louise Gunning was president of the AMC-UvA's Executive Board and dean of the UvA's Faculty of Medicine.

About Louise Gunning

Gunning obtained her PhD from the Erasmus University (EUR). As a researcher she worked at the University of Leuven and at the EUR. Gunning also served as a policy staff member at the Dutch Ministry of Health. In 1991, she was appointed Professor of Social Medicine at the AMC-UvA. From 1995 to 1997, she was a member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy. From 1997, she served on the Executive Board of the AMC-UvA and also held the position of vice-dean. In 2001, she was appointed president of the Executive Board of the AMC-UvA and dean of the UvA's Faculty of Medicine. In 2010, she was knighted Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau upon her departure from the AMC-UvA.

Gunning holds various additional positions: board member of the Stichting Comité for the Concertgebouw; international adviser for Cambridge University Health Partners; chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Genomics Initiative; chairman of Scientific Adivsory Council Aids Fund; and member of the Social Adivsory Council of the Dutch Council for Secondary Education (VO-Raad)

As per 1 February 2014

  • Strategy and policy
  • External Relations (national and international)
  • Communications and marketing
  • Fundraising
  • Alumni Relations and Amsterdam University Fund
  • Personnel policy
  • Central Works Council (COR)
  • Local Consultative Committee (UCLO)
  • Appointments policy top executives
  • Amsterdam Economic Board
  • Chairman Internal Crisis Team
  • General Board, Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)
  • Cambridge University Health Partners
    Internationaal adviseur
  • VSB Fonds
    Bestuurslid
  • Concertgebouw
    Lid van Bestuur
  • Wetenschappelijke Adviesraad Aidsfonds
    Voorzitter
  • Trombosestichting Nederland
    Lid van Comité van Aanbeveling
  • Heidelberg University
    Lid International Academic Advisory Counsil
  • Postdoc Career Development Initiative
    Lid van Raad van Advies
  • Maatschappelijke Adviesraad VO-raad
    Lid Adviesraad
  • Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI)
    Lid Raad van Toezicht
  • Dutch Creative Industries Council
    Lid
  • Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten
    Voorzitter Raad van Toezicht
  • College voor Zorgverzekeraars (CVZ)
    Lid van Raad van Advies
  • Stichting de Nationale DenkTank
    Voorzitter partnerraad
  • VSNU
    Vicevoorzitter
  • Centre for Humanities and Technology
    Lid van de Stuurgroep
  • Amsterdam Economic Board
    Lid
  • De Gezonde Stad
    Lid van Comité van Aanbeveling
  • Gemeentelijk Team Armoedebestrijding
    Lid
  • Schiphol Group
    Commissaris
  • Curatorium van Prins Claus Leerstoel
    Voorzitter

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