Participation in the deliberations of the CGIAR Integrated Partnership 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 System Council appoints the voting members of the Integrated Partnership Board and sets key performance indicators to assess the Integrated Partnership Board’s performance, with input from the General Assembly of Centers.
Composition
The Integrated Partnership Board is comprised of a Chair, a Vice Chair, the Chair of the Integrated Partnership Board Audit Finance and Risk Committee and a number of other voting members that equals the number of CGIAR Research Center Boards. The Executive Managing Director serves as an ex-officio non-voting member.
The Integrated Partnership Board’s deliberations are informed by the participation of Active Observers, comprised of two System Council voting members, one representative of the Independent Science for Development Council, and the Chair or Co-Chairs of the General Assembly of Centers. All Integrated Partnership Board members and Active Observers shall act in good faith in the interests of the CGIAR System.
Voting members of the Integrated Partnership Board shall be appointed for a term of up to three years and may be reappointed. The maximum number of years a 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 remuneration of the Integrated Partnership Board’s voting members and any rules regarding their perquisites are determined by the System Council.
For services to the Integrated Partnership Board, voting members receive an annual gross honorarium of USD 28,000 for a 35-day commitment per year. The IPB Vice Chair receives up to USD 32,000 for a 40-day commitment, and the IPB Chair receives up to USD 40,000 for a 50-day commitment. This honorarium covers time spent serving on Center or Alliance governing boards to which IPB members are appointed, for which no additional compensation is provided. Any days worked beyond the annual commitment cap will not be compensated; however, members may contribute additional, non-remunerated time beyond the specified maximum.
The Member Profile for the Integrated Partnership Board can be found here.
| MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM |
| Patrick Caron | Chair (voting member) | Until 30 September 2026 |
| Nicholas Austin | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Ramesh Chand | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Rachel Chikwamba | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Shenggen Fan | Voting member | Until 30 September 2026 |
| Jessica Fanzo | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Segenet Kelemu | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Mauricio Lopes | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Celso Moretti | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Dhesigen Naidoo | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Enrica Porcari | Voting member | Until 30 September 2027 |
| Clarissa van Heerden | Voting member | Until 30 September 2026 |
| Ismahane Elouafi | Ex-officio non-voting member (Executive Managing Director) | Until successor appointed |
| ACTIVE OBSERVERS | REPRESENTATIVE | TERM |
| System Council voting member | Ruben Echeverria (Gates Foundation) | Until successor appointed |
| System Council voting member | Eliud Kireger (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Until successor appointed |
| Independent Science for Development Council | Holger Meinke | Until successor appointed |
| Co-Chair, General Assembly of Centers (Center Board Chair) | Roel Merckx (IITA) | Until successor appointed |
| Co-Chair, General Assembly of Centers (Center Director General) | Essam Mohammed (WorldFish) | Until successor appointed |