| Name | Title | Representing |
| Professor Adrian Smith (Chair) |
Director General of Science and Innovation |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
| Pam Alexander |
Chief Executive, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) |
Regional Development Agencies |
| Stephen Kerr |
Head of Higher Education & Learner Support Division |
Scottish Executive |
| Professor Sir Richard Brook |
Director of the Leverhulme Trust |
Non-medical Research Charity |
| Professor Steve Smith |
President, UUK |
University Sector |
| Rachel Garside-Jones |
Head of Knowledge Development and Transfer Branch |
Welsh Assembly Government |
| Professor Rick Rylance |
Chief Executive, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
RCUK |
| Professor Alan Thorpe |
Chief Executive, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) |
RCUK |
| Professor Phil Gummett |
Chief Executive |
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) |
| Professor John Beddington |
Chief Scientific Advisor |
Government CSA |
| Simon Denegri |
Funders' Forum representative of the AMRC |
Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) |
| Fergus Devitt |
Director of Higher Education |
Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI) |
| Mark Batho |
Chief Executive |
Scottish Funding Council (SFC) |
| John Neilson |
Director, Research Base |
BIS |
| Sir Alan Langlands |
Chief Executive |
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) |
| Ric Parker |
Director of Research & Technology, Rolls Royce |
Industry |
| Professor Michael Arthur |
Chairman |
Russell Group |
| Helen Fleming/Polly Payne |
Heads of Science & Industry Team |
HM Treasury |
| Iain Gray |
Chief Executive |
Technology Strategy Board (TSB) |
| Dr Mark Walport |
Director |
Wellcome Trust |
| Trudy Norris-Grey |
Managing Director - Strategy, Portfolio & Transformation |
BT Wholesale |