The GOOS Steering Committee governs and coordinates the components of GOOS, steering its work to achieve objectives of the Global Ocean Observing System 2030 Strategy. The GOOS mission is to lead the ocean observing community and create the partnerships to grow an integrated, responsive, and sustained observing system.
Terms of reference are given by IOC Resolution XXVI-8 (2011).
        Terms of reference are given by IOC Resolution XXVI-8 (2011).
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Legler
	                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research  | 
                Co-Chair GOOS Steering Committee | United States of America | |
| Carl  Gouldman
	                 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring  | 
                ex officio GRA Chair | United States of America | |
| Dwikorita Karnawati | Steering Committee member | Indonesia | |
| Vladislav Shaimardanov
	                 All-Russian Research Institute Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Center, Obninsk  | 
                Regional Expert Group II | Russian Federation | |
| Matias Sifon
	                 Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada  | 
                Regional Expert Group III | Chile | |
| Lebogang Makgati
	                 South African Weather Service  | 
                Steering Committee member | South Africa | |
| Patrick Gorringe
	                 Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut  | 
                Regional Expert Group I | Sweden | |
| Pierre Bahurel
	                 Mercator Océan  | 
                ex officio ETOOFS chair | France | |
| Jerome Aucan
	                 Pacific Community  | 
                Steering Committee member | New Caledonia | |
| Katarina Lotta Fyrberg
	                 Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut  | 
                ex officio IODE co-chair | Sweden | |
| Weidong Yu
	                 Sun Yat-Sen University  | 
                ex officio Panel co-chair OOPC | China | |
| Balakrishnan Nair
	                 Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services  | 
                Co-Chair GOOS Steering Committee, Regional Expert Group IV | India | |
| Patrick Heimbach
	                 Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences Jackson School of Geosciences- University of Texas-Austin  | 
                Steering Committee member | United States of America | |
| Sabrina Speich
	                 Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris), Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Institut Simon Laplace  | 
                ex officio Panel co-chair OOPC | France | |
| Adrienne Sutton
	                 NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory  | 
                ex officio Panel Co-Chair BGC | United States of America | |
| Karen Evans
	                 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization  | 
                ex officio Panel co-chair BioEco | France | |
| Paula Sierra-Correa
	                 Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis  | 
                ex officio IODE co-chair | Colombia | |
| Gabrielle Canonico
	                 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring  | 
                ex officio Panel Co-Chair BioEco | United States of America | |
| Alvaro Scardilli
	                 Servicio de Hidrografía Naval  | 
                ex officio vice-chair GRA | Argentina | |
| Véronique Garcon
	                 Laboratoire D'etudes En Géophysique Et Oceanographie Spatiales, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées  | 
                ex officio Panel co-chair GOOS BGC | France | |
| Caroline Cusack
	                 Marine Institute Headquarters, Galway  | 
                Steering Committee member | Ireland | |
| Suzan El-Gharabawy
	                 National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo  | 
                Regional Expert Group V | Egypt | |
| YI WANG
	                 National Ocean Technology Center  | 
                Steering Committee member | China | |
| Pooja Mahapatra
	                 Fugro NV  | 
                Steering Committee member | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | |
| Joe O'Callaghan
	                 Oceanly Science Limited  | 
                Steering Committee member | New Zealand |