Two elected members of the Governing Board come to the end of their first term of appointment this year and so elections are being held. Nominations opened on Monday 6 November and closed on 24 November.

7 candidates are standing for election, they are listed below in alphabetical order by family name. Candidate statements are linked from candidates' names.

Voting opens on Friday 1 December 2023 and closes on Friday 15 December 2023.

There are two places available so Cochrane Members each have two votes.

Cast your votes via the Voting Form.

This year the Board is looking for candidates who can demonstrate skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Leadership of global and/or complex organizations
• Making organizations more diverse and equitable
• Organizational change management
• Fundraising and business development
• Advocacy
• Public relations and communications
• Financial management and accounting
• Digital product development
• Publishing and Open Acces

The Board is committed to improving the organizations’ approach to equity, diversity and inclusion. It recognises that having members with a broad mix of skills and knowledge as well as a range of perspectives and lived experiences will help the Board to be innovative, flexible, better able to adapt to a changing environment and address future challenges.

All Cochrane Members are encouraged to promote the elections, although canvassing for specific candidates is not allowed. You can find out more on the Promoting & Communicating page of this website.

The election will be conducted electronically via this voting form, and will be overseen by Lucy Johnson-Brown, Head of Governance and Electoral Officer for this election.

More information about special considerations for staff can be found in the Governing Board Electoral and Appointment Procedure.