The Institute´s board of trustees consists of representatives from the media, politics, law and finance. The members are appointed to a six-year term by the president of the Max Planck Society. The board of trustees meets once a year.
| Position | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Drüen |
Chairman of the Board, Deutschen Steuerjuristischen Gesellschaft e.V. |
Germany |
| Jean-Blaise Eckerton |
Secretary General, Internatial Fiscal Association (IFA) |
Switzerland |
| Heike Göbel | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Germany |
| Katja Hessel, MdB |
Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance |
Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd Huber | President, LMU Munich | Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Christian Kaeser | President, IFA Germany | Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Juliane Kokott, LL.M., S.J.D. (Harvard) |
Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union |
Luxembourg |
| Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Naumann |
Spokesman of the Board, Institute of Public Auditors |
Germany |
| Dr. Achim Pross |
Head of International x Co-operation and TaAministration Division, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD |
France |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph M. Schmidt |
President, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung |
Germany |
| Dr. Hans-Josef Thesling |
President, Federal Tax Court |
Germany |
