Board of Directors of the Royal Higher Institute for Defence

The Board of Directors is the highest body of the Royal Higher Institute for Defence. It defines the Institute’s policy and reports to the Minister of Defence. The Board establishes the strategy, and defines and evaluates the research programmes of the Ministry of Defence.
As defined in the Ministerial Decree of 18 June 2024, the Board of Directors is composed of members coming from the Ministry of Defence and the civil society.

The Board of Directors is composed as follows:

In Memoriam
Count Buysse (1945 – 2023)
With the passing of Count Buysse on 30 December 2023, the RHID bids farewell to one of its most prominent executives.
Read the eulogy

Ms Clarisse RAMAKERS, Présidente
Lieutenant General Frédéric GOETYNCK, Vice-président
Baron Derrick-Philippe GOSSELIN, Vice-président
Lieutenant General Vincent DESCHEEMAEKER
Lieutenant General Thierry ESSER
Air Force Major General Filip BORREMANS
Air Force Major General Bernard PHALEG
Air Force Major General An-Roos DE POTTER
Colonel Damien VAN TIGGELEN
Mr Luc GENNART
Ms Michelle HAAS
Mr Sven BISCOP
Mr Yvan DE MESMAEKER
Mr Bernard LELOUP
Ambassador Pol DE WITTE
Mr Alexander MATTELAER