Governance
Bilderberg is governed by a Steering Committee which designates a Chairman; members are elected for a term of four years and can be re-elected. There are no other members of the Bilderberg conference.The Chair's main responsibilities are to chair the Steering Committee and to prepare with the Steering Committee the conference program, the selection of participants. He also makes suggestions to the Steering Committee regarding its composition. The Executive Secretary reports to the Chairman.
Chairmen
| NLD | Bernhard of the Netherlands |
| GBR | Alec Home of the Hirsel |
| DEU | Walter Scheel |
| GBR | Eric Roll of Ipsden |
| GBR | Peter Carrington |
| BEL | Etienne Davignon |
Honorary Secretaries General
| USA | John S. Coleman |
| BEL | Paul van Zeeland |
| GBR | Joseph H. Retinger |
| USA | Joseph E. Johnson |
| NLD | Arnold Th. Lamping (Deputy) |
| NLD | Ernst H. van der Beugel |
| USA | William P. Bundy |
| USA | Paul B. Finney |
| USA | Theodore L. Eliot, Jr. |
| USA | Casimir A. Yost |
| NLD | Victor Halberstadt |
| GBR | J. Martin Taylor |
Members
| ITA | Agnelli, Giovanni | NLD | Korteweg, Pieter |
| ITA | Agnelli, Umberto | AUT | Kothbauer, Max |
| GBR | Airey, Terence | CHE | Krauer, Alex |
| USA | Allaire, Paul A. | FRA |
Ladreit de Lacharrière, Marc |
| DNK | Andersen, Tage | BEL |
Lambert, Léon J.G. |
| AUT | Androsch, Hannes | FRA |
Lévy-Lang, André |
| GRC |
Arliotis, Charles C |
USA | Lord, Winston |
| USA | Ball, George W. |
SWE |
Lundvall, Björn |
| SWE | Barnevik, Percy |
CHE |
Lütolf, Franz J. |
| FRA | Baumgartner, Wilfrid S. |
CAN |
Macdonald, Donald S. |
| GBR | Bennett, Sir Frederic M. |
USA |
MacLaurey, Bruce K. |
| USA | Bennett, Jack. F |
USA | Mathias, Charles McC. |
| INT/DEU | Bertram, Christoph |
GBR |
Maudling, Reginald |
| TUR | Beyazit, Selahattin |
NLD |
Meynen, Johannes |
| TUR | Birgi, Nuri |
USA |
Mitchell, George J. |
| CAN | Black, Conrad M. |
FRA |
Montbrial, Thierry de |
| CHE | Boveri, Walter E. |
USA |
Moyers, Bill D. |
| USA | Brady, Nicholas F. |
USA | Murphy, Robert D. |
| GRC | Carras, Costa |
DNK |
Nφrlund, Nils |
| ESP | Carvajal Urquijo, Jaime |
NLD | Oort, Conrad J. |
| USA | Cary, Frank T. |
INT/ITA | Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso |
| GBR | Cavendish-Bentinck, Victor F.W. |
USA | Perkins, James A. |
| DNK | Christiansen, Hakon |
GRC | Pesmazoglu, John S. |
| ITA | Cittadini Cesi, Gian G. |
ITA | Prodi, Romano |
| USA | Collado, Emilio |
CHE | Pury, David de |
| FRA | Collomb, Bertrand |
USA | Ridgway, Rozanne L. |
| USA | Corzine, Jon S. |
NLD | Rijkens, Paul |
| USA | Dam, Kenneth W. |
USA | Rockefeller, David |
| GRC | David, George M. |
USA | Rockefeller, Sharon Percy |
| USA | Dean, Arthur H. |
ESP | Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias |
| DNK | Deleuran, Aage |
GBR | Roll of Ipsden, Lord |
| USA | Donilon, Thomas E. |
FRA | Rothschild, Edmond de |
| NLD | Duisenberg, Willem F. |
ITA | Ruggiero, Renato |
| CAN | Duncan, James S. |
GBR | Sainsbury, John |
| DNK | Eldrup, Anders |
ITA | Saraceno, Pasquale |
| USA | Finley, Murray H. |
DEU | Schrempp, Jürgen E. |
| GBR | Frame, Alistair |
INT | Schwab, Klaus |
| GBR | Franks, Oliver |
DNK | Seidenfaden, Tφger |
| CAN | Frum, David |
FRA | Seillière, Ernest-Antoine |
| GBR | Gaitskell, Hugh T.N. |
USA | Sheinkman, Jack |
| USA | Gerstner, Louis V. |
ITA | Silvestri, Stefano |
| USA | Getchell, Charles |
GBR | Smith, John |
| CAN | Griffin, Anthony G.S. |
BEL | Snoy et d'Oppuers, Jean C. |
| GBR | Gubbins, Colin |
DEU | Sommer, Theo |
| SWE | Gustafsson, Sten |
USA | Stone, Shepard |
| ICE | Hallgrimsson, Geir |
USA | Summers, Lawrence H. |
| USA | Hauge, Gabriel |
GBR | Taverne, Dick |
| NOR | Hauge, Jens |
USA | Taylor, Arthur R. |
| GBR | Healey, Denis W. |
GBR | Taylor, J. Martin |
| USA | Heinz, Henry J. |
DNK | Terkelsen, Terkel M. |
| DEU | Herrhausen, Alfred |
NOR | Tidemand, Otto Grieg |
| NOR | Höegh, Leif | CHE | Umbricht, Victor H. |
| NOR | Höegh, Westye | ITA | Valetta, Vittorio |
| USA | Holbrooke, Richard C. |
AUT | Vranitzky, Franz |
| USA | Hubbard, Allan B. |
SWE | Wallenberg, Marcus |
| AUT | Igler, Hans |
NOR | Werring, Niels |
| FIN | Iloniemi, Jaakko |
USA | Whitehead, John C. |
| AUT | Jankowitsch, Peter |
USA | Whitman, Marina von Neumann |
| BEL | Janssen, Daniel E. |
USA | Williams, Joseph H. |
| USA | Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. |
USA | Williams, Lynn R. |
| NLD | Karsten, C. Frits |
DEU | Wischnewski, Hans-Jürgen |
| TUR | Kiraç, Suna | USA | Wolfensohn, James D. |
| USA | Kissinger, Henry A. |
DEU | Wolff von Amerongen, Otto |
| GBR | Knight, Andrew |
USA/INT | Wolfowitz, Paul |
| INT | Kohnstamm, Max |
USA | Yost, Casimir A. |
| DEU | Kopper, Hilmar |
ITA | Zannoni, Paolo |
