The Directors' Meeting is an internal body of the GFZ which advises the Executive Board on matters of the centre development, controlling and management. The Direktorium usually meets twice a month.

Members of the Directors' Meeting are the directors of the departments and the PoF IV programme topics:

• Prof. Maik Thomas (Director Department 1)
• Prof. Dr. Charlotte Krawczyk (Director Department 2)
• Prof. Dr. Michael Kühn  (Director Department 3)
• Prof. Dr. Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth (Director Department 4)
• PD Dr. Wolfgang zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (Director Department 5)
• Prof. Dr. Doris Fuchs (Direktorin RIFS)
• Prof. Dr. Mark Lawrence  (Direktor RIFS)
• Prof. Dr. Charlotte Krawczyk (PoF IV-Program Spokesperson)
• Prof. Dr. Jens Wickert (Director Topic 1)
• Dr. Henryk Doblaw  (Director Topic 2)
• Prof. Dr. Fabrice Cotton (Director Topic 3)
• Prof. Dr. Dirk Sachse (Director Topic 5)
• Prof. Dr. Sarah Gleeson (Directorin Topic 8)
• Prof. Dr. Frederik Tilmann (Director 'Modular Earth Science Infrastructure' - MESI)
• Franziska Alberg (Coordinator Direktorium)

and on the part of the Executive Board as permanent guests:

• Prof. Dr. Susanne Buiter
• Marco Kupzig (ad interim)