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Governance of the Alliance
The Alliance of CGIAR Centers considers that the success of its governance, management and operations resides on the oversight given by the Alliance Board (AB), and the decisions taken by the Alliance Executive (AE) that are implemented by all Centers and facilitated by the Chief Alliance Officer (CAO).

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The Alliance Board is made up of the Board Chairs of each Center member of the Alliance. The Alliance Board provides overall governance and strategic oversight for the Alliance's activities. It is the Alliance body that has specific conflict resolution responsibilities in the event of conflict within the Alliance. A conflict resolution mechanism has been put in place by the Alliance Board to facilitate this task.

The Chair of the Alliance Board is elected by his/her peers for a two–year term.

The Alliance Board organizes and implements an orientation program primarily for new Board members of CGIAR Centers. In 2005, the Alliance Board, in partnership with the CGIAR Secretariat, commissioned a stripe review of corporate governance of CGIAR Centers and is monitoring the Centers’ implementation of the Stripe Review’s key recommendations.  

The Alliance Executive is made up of the Directors-General of each of the Centers that are members of the Alliance. It is the body which makes the decisions necessary to the smooth functioning of the Alliance. These decisions concern both programmatic and administrative issues. Click here for the biographies of the Directors-General.

The Chair of the Alliance Executive is one of the Directors General of the 15 Centers, elected for a one-year term by his/her peers. The AE Chair may serve no more than two one year terms.

The Alliance Deputy Executive (ADE) is a support and implementation organ of the Alliance. It is composed by 2 standing-committees: an ADE-Science dealing with common cross-center issues on research strategy, implementation and quality, and an ADE-Finance dealing with financial, audit and administrative compliance with the CGIAR system demands. The ADE-Science and the ADE-Finance work with Center scientists and administrative staff to implement relevant decisions of the Alliance Executive. The chairs of ADE-Science and ADE-Finance are elected yearly among committee members (one vote per center if required). The Chair of the ADE-Science is the ADE Chair.

The mission of the Alliance Office (AO) is to enable the Centers to contribute more effectively and efficiently to the mission of the CGIAR by cooperating and implementing collective activities whenever and wherever possible. The Alliance Office provides strategic advice and supports and facilitates collective activities undertaken by the Alliance. The Alliance Office works to define and enable the emergence of a clear Alliance position (speaking with one voice) on strategic issues for the CGIAR and facilitating the communication of this position to relevant stakeholders. It facilitates the implementation of Alliance decisions and facilitates links between the Alliance and other parts of the System. The Alliance Office is headed by the Chief Alliance Officer.

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