The GSNL governance structure is described in the Statute
The 2026-2028 Steering Committee is composed of:
- Lorant Czaran, UN Office for Outer Space Affair – UNOOSA, Chief of UN-SPIDER and Officer-in-Charge for the Space Applications Section, Chair of the CEOS Working Group on Disasters
- Antonio Montuori, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana – ASI, Earth Observation Unit, Chair of the CEOS Data Coordination Team
- Rui Kotani, Group on Earth Observations – GEO, GEO Secretariat Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator
- Rebecca Bendick, EarthScope Consortium, Chief Executive Officer
- Vitor Silva, Global Earthquake Model Foundation – GEM, Head of Risk Engineering
- Patricia Mothes, Instituto Geofisico of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Head of Volcanology Branch
- Michael Poland, US Geological Survey - USGS, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
- The current Chair of the GEO-GSNL initiative: Stefano Salvi, INGV, until May 7, 2026, then Michelle Parks, IMO, after May 7 2026
