General Council

The members of the General Council, entrusted with the task of determining the course of the foundation’s ongoing development, come from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. Each is held in great esteem in their field. All are committed to enhancing the well-being of people around the world. They are:

• Fernando Henrique Cardoso
• Simone Veil
• Aníbal Cavaco Silva (emeritus)
• António Almeida Santos
• António Coutinho
• António Damásio
• António Travassos
• Daniel Proença de Carvalho
• Carlos Eugénio Corrêa da Silva
• João Raposo Magalhães
• Pedro D’Abreu Loureiro