Pat Cox (Chairman)
European Movement

Claude Hemmer
Ministry of Health of Luxembourg

Elias Mossialos
London School of Economics

Josep Figueras
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Stephen Wright
European Investment Bank

Reinhard Busse
University of Technology, Berlin

Fabienne Bartoli
Collège des Economistes de la Santé, Paris

Panos Kanavos
London School of Economics

Ulf Persson
Institute of Health Economics, Stockholm

Jack Watters
Vice President, Pfizer, Inc., New York (non-voting)

Jacques de Tournemire
Executive Director

A representative of the Italian Ministry of Health also attends Steering Group meetings as an Observer.

To ensure that the two reports are relevant to European policymakers, the Steering Group has agreed a programme of regular consultation.

Meetings with the European Commission (DG SANCO, DG Enterprise and DG Information Society) helped select the 2 topics investigated, and continuing contacts with the Commission serve to align the investigation with European initiatives. Meetings are also held with the Ministries of various Member States.

For the four reports presented in Helsinki in February 2007, the Steering Group was as follows:

Pat Cox (Chairman)
Chairman of the European Movement; past President of the European Parliament

Claude Hemmer
Chief Advisor to the Minister of Health of Luxembourg

Hannu Hanhijärvi
Executive Director, SITRA Health Care Programme, Finland

Pia Schneider
Economist, The World Bank

Jack Watters
Vice President for Medical & Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer, Inc. [non-voting member]

Jacques Crémer
Director, Institut de l'Economie Industrielle, Toulouse University

Stephen Wright
Head of Human Capital Division, European Investment Bank

Reinhard Angelmar
Professor, INSEAD

Philip Berman
Director, European Health Management Association

Rob Walton
Senior Director, Brand Public Affairs, Europe and Canada, Pfizer, Inc. [non-voting member]