ODISSEI is led by two independent bodies: a Supervisory Board and a Management Board. The Coordination Team supports the functioning of ODISSEI on a daily basis.
- The Supervisory Board
It is the highest body and consists of seven delegates from member organisations of ODISSEI. The Supervisory Board meets at least once a year and decides on the annual plan and budget. It is supported by the ODISSEI Coordination Team at Erasmus University Rotterdam. - The Management Board
Led by Daniel Oberski, Professor of Social and Health Data Science at Utrecht University, is appointed by the Supervisory Board. The Management Board meets approximately eight times a year and is responsible for ODISSEI’s daily management. - The Coordination Team
The Coordination Team is responsible for the daily operations of ODISSEI. The Coordination Team (CT) is assigned by the Management Board (MB) and is located at the lead member organisation, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese
Chair of Political Communication at The Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam; Deans of Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Viola Angelini
Aletta Jacobs Chair, University of Groningen; Deans of Economics and Business Administration

Prof. Dr. Susan Branje
Head of Department Education & Pedagogy’ and ‘Youth & Family’, Utrecht University; Deans of Social Sciences

Dr. Paulette Flore
Quantitative methodologist, Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau; Public research institutes

Prof. Dr. Maarten van Ham
Chair of department of Urbanism, TU Delft; Deans of Social Sciences

Hanneke Imbens, MSc
Director Socioeconomic and spatial statistics, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek

Prof. Dr. Beate Volker
Director of the Netherland’s Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR); KNAW/NWO institutes and infrastructure providers