The SEI Board consists of a Chair and up to 14 other members appointed by the Swedish Government for a period not exceeding four years.

Kerstin Niblaeus (Chair), Sweden
 
Sukaina Bharawani, UK
SEI staff representative. Her research includes modelling of poverty and vulnerability scenarios.
 
Lidia Brito, Mosambique
Assistant Professor in Wood Science and Technology at Eduardo Mondlane University.
 
Patrick Büker, UK
SEI staff representative. His research focuses on the impacts of air pollution.
 
Angela Cropper, Trinidad and Tobago
Co-founder and President of The Cropper Foundation and Deputy Director of UNEP.
 
Lena Ek, Sweden
Member of the European Parliament.
 
Carl Folke, Sweden
Director of the Beijer Institute and Science Director Stockholm Resilience Centre.
 
Ulla-Britt Fräjdin-Hellqvist, Sweden
Fräjdin & Hellqvist AB
 
Johan Rockström, Sweden
Executive director, Stockholm Environment Institute and Stockholm Resilience Centre
 
John Schellnhuber, Germany
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
 
Jim Skea, UK
Research Director, UK Energy Research Centre
 
Youba Sokona, Mali
Executive Secretary of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)
 
Monthip S. Tabucanon, Thailand
Inspector General, Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.