Members 2025
| 3-year term ends | Term | |
| Olga Antonova, Clinical Geneticist (Sofia, Bulgaria) | 2028 | 1st |
| Elena Avram, Clinical Geneticist, Ophthalmologist (Bucharest, Romania) | 2028 | 1st |
| Linda Battistuzzi, Bioethicist (Genova, Italy) | 2028 | 1st |
| Christophe Cordier, Genetic Counsellor (Lausanne, Switzerland) | 2026 | 3rd |
| Rhys M Dore, Clinical Geneticist (London, United Kingdom) – ESHG-Y Observer | since 2024 | n/a |
| Roseline Favresse, EURORDIS representative (Nice, France) | since 2024 | n/a |
| Francesca Forzano, Clinical Geneticist (London, United Kingdom) – Chair | 2026 | 6th |
| Maurizio Genuardi, Clinical Geneticist (Rome, Italy) | 2028 | 2nd |
| Sabine Hentze, Clinical Geneticist (Heidelberg, DE) | 2028 | 3rd |
| Yalda Jamshidi (Observer), Scientist (London, United Kingdom) | since 2022 | n/a |
| Milan Macek, Clinical Geneticist (Prague, Czech Republic) | 2026 | 2nd |
| Deborah Mascalzoni, Bioethicist (Bolzano, Italy and Uppsala, Sweden) | 2028 | 1st |
| Alvaro Mendes, Psychologist (Porto, Portugal) | 2026 | 3rd |
| Yves Moreau, scientist/engineering/informatics (Leuven, Belgium) | 2028 | 2nd |
| Kelly Ormond, Genetic Counsellor (Zürich, Switzerland) | 2028 | 1st |
| Inga Prokopenko, bioinformatics/statistics (Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom) | 2026 | 2nd |
| Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag, Lawyer (Toulouse, France) | 2026 | 4th |
| Mahsa Shabani (Observer), Health law, Bioethicist (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) | 2028 | na/a |
| Vigdis Stefánsdottir, Genetic Counsellor (Reykjavik, Iceland) | 2026 | 3rd |
| Fiona Ulph, Psychologist (Manchester, United Kingdom) | 2028 | 2nd |
| Carla van El, Sociologist (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – Secretary General | 2026 | 3rd |
| Danya Vears (Observer), Genetic Counsellor, bioethicist, social scientist (Melbourne, Australia) |
How to become a member
The PEC has vacancies regularly for a new member who may serve a three-year term. In addition, external experts can request or can be invited to work on specific topics and become a PEC collaborator. For the composition of the group expertise in a range of subjects and professional backgrounds is taken into account; members should have experience with or proven interest in policy issues regarding genetics and be motivated to work on specific topics, most notably by preparing documents. Ideally members come from different regions in Europe.
ESHG members interested in becoming a PEC member are requested to send their CV and a letter of interest stating their expertise and motivation for joining to the Chair, Francesca Forzano Francesca.Forzano(at)gstt.nhs.uk.