Governance

The iCS’s governance framework reflects the values underpinning its work: plurality, technical rigor, and transparency.

iCS upholds best practices in corporate governance, operating with social, environmental, and economic responsibility. The Institute adheres to high standards of transparency and governance—comprising a General Assembly, Deliberative and Supervisory Boards, and Ethics and Conduct, Risk, and Investment committees—and all its financial statements undergo independent audits.

Structure

General Meeting

This is the highest body of governance and meets ordinarily once a year and, extraordinarily, whenever necessary. It is responsible for the election of the members of the Decision-Making Council and of the Audit Committee.

Decision-Making Council

Composed of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 11 members, its members have a term of office of 3 years and the possibility of re-election.

It is responsible for the guidelines and goals established in the strategic planning of iCS. Its roles include electing the members of the Audit Committee, the admission and removal of the Executive Board of the Institute, the analysis and approval of the financial statements, specific grants, and annual reports of iCS.

Sergio Gusmão Suchodolski

Chairperson of the iCS board

Adriana Moreira

Vice-Chairperson of the iCS board

Edvaldo Santana

Member

Fernanda de Arruda Camargo

Member

Josué Tanaka

member

Leonardo Lacerda

Member

Mariana Wongtschowski

Member

Pedro Bueno

Member

Audit Committee

Composed of 3 members with a term of office of 3 years. It is responsible for supervising the administration of iCS, proposing measures that contribute to its financial balance, aiming at the efficiency, transparency and quality in the achievement of its social objectives.

Helena Penna

member

Shaila Silva

Member

Warley de Oliveira Dias

Member

Programmatic Committee

Composed of up to six experts with a specific knowledge of the operational areas of the Institute, it is one of the bodies with responsibility for the approval of grants, depending on the amount, the discussion of the continuous improvement in the management of the projects and the identification of strategic topics to be taken to the Decision-Making Council. 

Adriana Moreira

Vice-Chairperson of the iCS board

Josué Tanaka

member

Leonardo Lacerda

Member

Terri Willis

Member

Ethics and Conduct Committee

Composed of up to 6 members, it ensures the ethical conduct of the employees and partners of iCS, guaranteeing the compliance with the guidelines contained in the Code of Conduct.

Chantal Pillet

member

Edvaldo Santana

Member

Lúcia Helena Domingos

member

Michelle Moreira

member

Pedro Genescá

member

Executive Committee

Composed of the president and vice-president of the Decision-Making Council, it is responsible for the alignment between the executive decisions and the guidelines of the Decision-Making Council. 

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee is composed of a minimum of 3 (three) and a maximum of 5 (five) members. It is responsible for recommending the investment policy and the rules for the redemption and use of resources to the Decision-Making Council.

Fernanda de Arruda Camargo

Member

Appointment and Governance Committee

Composed of 4 members, 3 of whom are appointed by the Decision-Making Council and the executive director, it has the mission to identify candidates for the Decision-Making Council and for the position of executive director, submitting them to the General Assembly at the time of elections or replacement at the end of the term of office, and to encourage the continuous care and evolution of the governance matters of iCS.

Adriana Moreira

Vice-Chairperson of the iCS board

Edvaldo Santana

Member

Pedro Bueno

Member

Risk Committee

An internal body composed of ten members, it is responsible for identifying, assessing, preventing, and responding to potential institutional risks, ensuring integrity, transparency, and security in the Institute’s management and operations.