World Values Survey Founded 1981 (1981) (registered as the non-profit World Values Survey Association in Sweden, Stockholm) Type Non profit association Location Presidency & Secretariat in Vienna, Austria (Institute for Comparative Survey Research); External Relations Office in Stockholm, Sweden (Institute for Future Studies); Archive in Madrid, Spain (JDS Surveys) Key people President: Christian Haerpfer (Austria), Vice President: Alejandro Moreno (Mexico), Vice President: Christian Welzel (Germany), Secretary General: Bi Puranen (Sweden), Treasurer: Alejandro Moreno (Mexico), Members: Pippa Norris (US) Marta Lagos (Chile), Eduard Ponarin (Russia), Founding President: Ronald Inglehart (US), Archive Director: Jaime Diez-Medrano (Spain) Mission Explore people's values and beliefs, their changes over time and their social and political effects. Website http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/