According to Section 13 of the statutes of the GDCh, the Board is responsible for all matters of the company, unless they are reserved for other organs or institutions of the company by mandatory legal regulations or provisions of the statutes of Association. The term of office of the board is four years. It consists of 15 members, seven of whom belong to the scientific sector (universities, research institutions and authorities) and seven to the business and liberal professions. The 15th member is delegated by the chairmen of the Divisions and sections for two years each. If no elected board member takes over the office of treasurer, the Board may assign this office to a person who is not a member of the Board . In this case, the treasurer is an ex officio member of the Board , whose number of members is then 16.

The Board elects the Executive Committee from its ranks, which includes the president, two deputy presidents and the treasurer. The term of office of the president is two years and that of the vice presidents is one year. One-time, direct re-election of a deputy is possible (bylaws).