The Board of Trustees oversees the work accomplished at the Institute, exerts financial control and appoints the Directors. The members of the Board are representatives of the funding institutions.
| Chairman of the Board of Trustees | |
| Ji Wu | National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
International Scientists | |
| Alvaro Gmenez | European Space Agency, Spain (Space Science, Astronomy) |
| Wing-Huen Ip | National Central University of Taiwan, China (Space Physics, Planetary science) |
| Suiyan Fu | Peking University, China (Solar Physics) |
| Peng Zhang | National Satellite Meteorological Center, China (Space Weather) |
Exo-Officers the Board of Trustees | |
| Willy Benz | University of Bern, Switzerland (Chair of ISSI BoT) |
| Karl Bergquist | European Space Agency, France (Administrator International Affairs) |
| Chi Wang | National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Director-General) |
| Gantugs Tsegmid | Department of Education & Training, Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization, China (Senior Officer) |
| Zhenyu Wang | Bureau of International, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Deputy Director-General) |
| Lev Zelenyi | Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia (Former Director-General) |
Directors | |
| Fabio Favata | Executive Director of ISSI-BJ |
| Xiaolong Dong | Administrative Director of ISSI-BJ |
Secretary of the Board of Trustees | |
| Xiaoyu Li | National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
