The Berlin University Alliance and the implementation of the jointly submitted proposal „Beyond Boundaries: A Joint Agenda for Berlin as an Open Knowledge and Innovation Space“ within the Excellence Strategy is steered by a Board of Directors made up of the heads of the participating institutions.

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Günter M. Ziegler, president of Freie Universität Berlin and spokesperson for the Berlin University Alliance
• Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, president of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 
• Prof. Dr. Fatma Deniz, president of Technische Universität Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Heyo K. Kroemer, chief executive officer of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Dr. Martin Mann, Managing Director Berlin University Alliance