Leadership

The International Vaccine Institute is a treaty-based international organization with states and intergovernmental organizations as its members. The primary governing body is the Board of Trustees, which includes representatives from IVI’s headquarters host country, States Parties, the World Health Organization, and at-large members with expertise across public health, industry, international diplomacy, finance, and other relevant sectors.

The main responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to provide the Leadership Team with the strategic direction and oversight to ensure IVI fulfills its mission, and to set policies, approve the budget, and appoint the Director General.

Each State Party that contributes recurring core funding to IVI is eligible to appoint a voting member to the Board of Trustees. Additionally, two voting board seats are reserved for non-funding State Party representatives elected through the Global Council.

The Global Council is a multilateral advisory body composed of all Parties to the IVI Establishment Agreement. It serves as a platform to discuss needs and solutions for vaccine research and development and advises IVI leadership on the institute’s strategic direction.

In addition to the Global Council, two advisory committees guide IVI’s scientific research and diplomatic relations: the Scientific Advisory Group and the Global Advisory Group of Experts. Representatives from these bodies sit on the Board of Trustees as observers.

Documents related to IVI’s establishment and governance are available:

• Establishment Agreement and Constitution
• Headquarters Agreement
• Charters and Terms of Reference
  • Terms of Reference of the Board
    • Executive Committee Terms of Reference
    • Finance and Audit Committee Terms of Reference
    • Governance and Nominating Committee Terms of Reference
    • Scientific Committee Terms of Reference
    • Compensation and Benefits Committee Terms of Reference
    • Strategy Committee Terms of Reference
• Policies
  • Gender Policy
  • Environmental Sustainability Statement
• Board of Trustees resolutions