The IPSI Steering Committee provides recommendations to the General Assembly for the direction of the partnership and has the authority to make decisions regarding the normal functioning of the partnership and its membership. It is composed of 11 to 22 IPSI members, who serve for two IPSI General Assembly terms (renewable).

The IPSI Steering Committee is currently made up of the following organisations:
Ghana National Biodiversity Committee (Chair)
Asociasión Pro Desarroillo Agroindustrial de Camana (APAIC)
Comunità dei Grani Antichi Montespertoli (Ancient Grains Association)
Conservation Solutions Afrika
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Marine Ecosystems Protected Areas (MEPA) Trust
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
National Dong Hwa University
Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research (PAR)
Sabah Biodiversity Centre, Natural Resources Office Sabah, Malaysia
Social Policy Ecology Research Institute (SPERI)
Tribhuvan University, Amrit Campus, Institute of Science & Technology
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations University (UNU)
University of Georgia, Neotropical Montology Collaboratory
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science
VICAM: Vicuñas, Camélidos y Ambiente

Pictured: Representatives of the IPSI Steering Committee and Secretariat in 2026. Photo: UNU-IAS.