CIEM, administratively, depends of the Reasearch Office of the Universidad de Cantabria. The management is carried out through its Director and a Scientific Committee.
- The Director is a mathematician nominated by the Chancellor of the University of Cantabria. Currently, it is Carlos Beltrán Álvarez
- The Scientific Committee currently consists of:
- Eduardo Casas, Universidad de Cantabria
- Juan A. Cuesta, Universidad de Cantabria.
- Manuel de León, CSIC-ICMAT.
- Laureano González, Universidad de Cantabria.
- Tomás Recio, Universidad de Cantabria.
- Francisco Santos, Universidad de Cantabria.
- Luis Vega, BCAM.