CGIAR Board

The CGIAR Board is accountable to the CGIAR Council for overseeing the implementation of the Integrated Partnership’s vision, strategic direction, partnership strategy, governance and financial and programmatic performance.

The CGIAR Board’s functions are described in Article 8 of the Charter of the CGIAR System Organization.

Note: The Board of the CGIAR System Organization was known as the Integrated Partnership Board prior to 15 June 2026, the CGIAR System Board prior to October 2024, and as the CGIAR System Management Board prior to September 2020. This earlier terminology is therefore used in titles of earlier meetings and documents.

Useful Documents

Governing instruments and procedures

• Charter of the CGIAR System Organization
• CGIAR System Framework
• Code of Conduct for CGIAR Governance Officials
• IPB Rules of Procedure
• Terms of Reference for Chair of the Integrated Partnership Board
• Terms of Reference for Vice Chair of the Integrated Partnership Board

Participation in the deliberations of the CGIAR Board is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the CGIAR System Organization (“Charter”), the legal instrument governing the CGIAR System Organization.

The CGIAR Board’s deliberations are informed by the participation of Active Observers, comprised of two CGIAR Council voting members and one representative of the Independent Science for Development Council CGIAR Board members and Active Observers shall act in good faith in the interests of the CGIAR System. 

Independent members of the CGIAR Board shall be appointed for a term of up to three years and may be reappointed. The maximum number of years an independent member may serve is six years. In the event there are extenuating circumstances that require extension beyond the six-year term, a member may be reappointed for an additional term not to exceed one year. The terms of each ex officio voting member is concurrent with their term as Chair of their Center’s Board. The remuneration of the CGIAR Board’s voting members and any rules regarding their perquisites are determined by the CGIAR Board.  

The Member Profile for the CGIAR Board can be found here.

Audit, Finance, and Risk Committee (CGIAR-AFRC)

The CGIAR-AFRC is a standing committee serving the CGIAR Board in the areas of capacity and performance of internal audit, delivery of independent external audit, financial reporting process, financial performance and the integrity of financial information, systems of risk management, internal control framework, ethics and business conduct framework, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct as detailed in its terms of reference available here.  The committee is comprised of experts in the relevant fields and is chaired by a member of the CGIAR Board.

Composition