The work of 3ie is overseen by a Board of Commissioners, which is elected by the Members. The Board comprises of ten members, representing different backgrounds, including developing country policy makers and high-profile representatives who help promote 3ie.

Board of Commissioners:

• Chair: Paul Gertler, University of California, Berkeley
• Sulley Gariba, Institute for Policy Alternatives in Ghana
• Gonzalo Hernandez-Licona, Consejo Nacional de Evaluación in Mexico
• Karen Jorgensen, OECD
• Carol Medlin, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Nafis Sadik, UN
• Lyn Squire, Brookings Institutions
• Mathilde Stevens, South African Department of Social Development
• Geoff Deakin, University of Sydney
• Chris Witty, UK Department for International Development