The ITER Preparatory committee is responsible for the overall direction of the ITA.

Current membership is:

China
Prof. HUO Yuping	Zhengzhou University	CP
Prof. WENG Peide	Institute of Plasma Physics, CAS
Mr HE, Kaihui	MOST
Euratom
Dr. Umberto FINZI	European Commission	Chair
Dr. Didier Gambier	European Commission
Mr. Martin DREW	European Commission	Sec., CP
Japan
Mr. Satoru OHTAKE(alternate to Mr Masato KITANI)	MEXT
Dr. Shinzaburo MATSUDA	JAERI
Dr Toshihide TSUNEMATSU	JAERI	CP
Korea
Dr. Young Shik KIM	Director-General, Basic Research Bureau, Ministry of Science and Technology
Dr. Duk-In CHOI	Team Leader, ITER Korea Task Force Team
Dr. Seungyon CHO	Head, Technical Management Division, ITER Korea Task Force Team	CP
Russian Federation
Acad. Evgeny VELIKHOV	Kurchatov Institute
Dr Vitaly KORZHAVIN	Federal Agency on Atomic Energy
Dr Vladimir VLASENKOV	Fusion Center	CP
United States
Dr Ned SAUTHOFF	PPPL
Mr Warren MARTON	USDoE	CP
International Team
Dr. Yasuo SHIMOMURA	Interim Project Leader
Dr Pietro BARABASCHI	IT	CP