Organisation
CERN Silver
CERN is an organisation, based in villarodin Bourget, Switzerland, founded in 1954.
international organization which operates the world's largest particle physics laboratory
- Headquarters
- villarodin Bourget, Switzerland
- Size
- Enterprise (1,000+)
- Founded
- 1954
Common questions
- What does CERN do?
- CERN: international organization which operates the world's largest particle physics laboratory.
- Where is CERN based?
- CERN is based in villarodin Bourget, Switzerland.
- When was CERN founded?
- CERN was founded in 1954.
- Who leads CERN?
- Mark Thomson (Director / manager).
- How big is CERN?
- About 2,704 employees (2024).
- Is CERN still operating?
- Yes, CERN is operating.
People
SilverLeadership and board
- Ursula BasslerChairperson 2019 to 2021
- Sijbrand de JongChairperson 2016 to 2018
- Eliezer RabinoviciChairperson 2022 to 2024
- Costas FoudasChairperson 2025 to 2027
- Rolf-Dieter HeuerDirector / manager 2009 to 2015
- Robert AymarDirector / manager 2004 to 2008
- Luciano MaianiDirector / manager 1999 to 2003
- Christopher Llewellyn SmithDirector / manager 1994 to 1998
- Carlo RubbiaDirector / manager 1989 to 1993
- Herwig SchopperDirector / manager 1981 to 1988
- Léon van HoveDirector / manager 1976 to 1980
- John AdamsDirector / manager 1976 to 1980; Director / manager 1971 to 1975; Director / manager 1960 to 1961
- Willibald JentschkeDirector / manager 1971 to 1975
- Bernard GregoryDirector / manager 1966 to 1970
- Victor WeisskopfDirector / manager 1961 to 1965
- Cornelis Jan BakkerDirector / manager 1955 to 1960
- Felix BlochDirector / manager 1954 to 1955
- Edoardo AmaldiDirector / manager 1952 to 1954
- Fabiola GianottiDirector / manager 2016 to 2025
- Mark ThomsonDirector / manager from 2026
On Data Galactica
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- Tim Berners-Leeformer
- Georges Charpakformer
- Simon van der Meerformer
- Gerard 't Hooftcurrent
- Samuel C. C. Tingcurrent
- Jack Steinbergerformer
- John Stewart Bellformer
- Victor Weisskopfformer
- Fabiola Gianottiformer
- Robert Cailliaucurrent
- Simon Singhcurrent
- Nicola Cabibboformer
- Gabriele Venezianocurrent
- Valentine Telegdiformer
- Gian Francesco Giudicecurrent
- Rudolf Haagformer
- Mary K. Gaillardformer
- Bruno Zuminoformer
- Ioannis Iliopouloscurrent
- Maria Spiropuluformer
- John Elliscurrent
- Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewskicurrent
- Jeremy Bernsteinformer
- Sanja Damjanovićcurrent
- Rolf Widerøeformer
- Peter van Nieuwenhuizencurrent
- Dimitri Nanopouloscurrent
- Gerson Goldhaberformer
- Sergio Ferraracurrent
- Detlev Buchholzformer
- Bernardo Kastrupcurrent
- Cornelis Jan Bakkerformer
- Lyn Evanscurrent
- Guido Altarelliformer
- Tejinder Virdeecurrent
- John Adamsformer
- Chris Impeyformer
- Richard Keith Elliscurrent
- Raymond Storaformer
- Ann Nelsonformer
- Joseph Incandelacurrent
- Kurt Gottfriedformer
- Francis Farleyformer
- André Petermannformer
- Tatiana Fabergéformer
- Giuseppe Cocconiformer
- Alessandro De Angelisformer
- Ursula Basslercurrent
- Eric G. Adelbergercurrent
- Fernando Quevedocurrent
- Werner Nahmformer
- Paolo Giubellinocurrent
- Mark Thomsoncurrent
- Peter Jennicurrent
- Johann Rafelskicurrent
- Philip Candelascurrent
Size and scale
Silver- Employees
- 2,704 2024
- Size band
- Enterprise (1,000+)
Journey
- 29 Sept 1954FoundedWikidata
Reviews and reputation
Employee and customer reviews are on the roadmap.
Registration and identifiers
Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Q42944
- Data Galactica id
- DGC-AKKCSFWVVY14
What we have, and what we might have wrong
This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Silver 3 sections
- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.