Is GRF a government, private, or corporate initiative—and how is its independence protected?

The Global Risks Forum (GRF) is an independent, member-governed, multilateral platform, legally embedded within the broader governance framework of the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI). It is not affiliated with any government, political body, or corporate entity, nor does it represent state interests or private shareholders.

Instead, GRF operates as a civil society-led public infrastructure initiative under international law, grounded in GCRI’s UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status, and reinforced through its membership in multilateral platforms such as the World Bank Civil Society Mechanism, the IMF Civil Society Network, and the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage. Its fiduciary design ensures that all governing power resides in the Leaders Council, which is composed of global members from science, civil society, policy, and innovation sectors. This Council sets the agenda, oversees programming, and votes on board appointments—ensuring that governance is participatory, representative, and free from political or commercial capture.

GRF’s operational independence is further protected through:

• Non-executive leadership roles only (members govern but do not manage day-to-day operations).
• No shareholding structure—GRF is not a for-profit entity and issues no equity.
• Clause-based governance safeguards, rooted in the Nexus Ecosystem’s transparent legal protocols.
• Global network decentralization, meaning decisions are not centralized in any one country or institution.

By design, GRF is a trusted, transparent, and independent forum—a multilateral space for forecasting global risks, shaping policy, and coordinating capital for solutions, while remaining wholly autonomous from governmental or corporate control.