The Board decides on strategy, adopts the research programme and budget and appoints the Director and the Deputy Director each for a period of three years renewable twice. Bruegel's board is elected for a three-year term by its members and consists of 11 individuals with backgrounds in government, business, academia and civil society. As of September 2020, its members were Erkki Liikanen (Chairman), Agnès Bénassy Quéré, Karolina Ekholm, Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo, Rachel Lomax, Isabelle Mateos Y Lago, Simone Mori, Elena Pisonero, Jörg Kukies, Monika Marcinkowska and Alessandro Rivera. The board decides on Bruegel's research agenda, a process that is conducted on a yearly basis and includes in-depth consultation of all members. It also appoints the director and deputy director, and oversees Bruegel's financial management and budget. However, under Bruegel's statute and bylaws, neither the Board nor the members can interfere in research results and publication decisions‚ the responsibility for which remains with the director and individual scholars.