> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/institutions.md).

# INSTITUTIONS

The institutions of the Nexus programme: GCRI Canada, the Global Risks Forum, the Global Risks Alliance and the Nexus Consortium, their roles, and their public sites.

The Nexus programme is carried by not-for-profit institutions. This part says who they are, what role each holds, and where each publishes. It uses the PPP V5 public wording; counsel review of that wording is pending, and title, corporate relationships and grants remain subject to verification and to the applicable instruments.

## Who is who

|                                                             | Role                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **GCRI Canada** (The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation) | Lead Institution, Consortium Secretariat and lead contracting organization.                                                                                                                                          |
| **The Global Risks Forum (GRF)**                            | Independent consortium steward with GCRI Canada: leadership, dialogue and [Nexus Universe](/organization/programme/universe.md) programme governance.                                                                |
| **The Global Risks Alliance (GRA)**                         | Independent consortium steward with GCRI Canada: the finance, insurance and development-readiness interface. GRA carries out no regulated financial activity.                                                        |
| **The Nexus Consortium**                                    | The public-good consortium stewarded by GCRI Canada, GRF and GRA. National hosts and anchor institutions run national programmes under written agreements; national counterparts own the agenda, data and decisions. |
| **Technology providers**                                    | External parties that work with the Nexus Consortium at arm's length under written agreements, like every other external party. They are described by role only.                                                     |

<figure><picture><source srcset="/files/ZSz7pvvK3GRKr8iq3Vs9" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://2655483226-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEQtittnb4JJQ2YOtd2tk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ce2eeaf22a439c91dc076ccfb0c9f1eddfdba35e%2Finstitutional-roles-light.svg?alt=media" alt="Which body holds which role. GCRI Canada is Lead Institution, Consortium Secretariat and lead contracting organization, and a consortium steward. GRF and GRA are independent consortium stewards; GRF carries dialogue and Nexus Universe programme governance; GRA is the finance, insurance and development-readiness interface with no regulated financial activity. National hosts run national programmes under written agreements; national counterparts own the agenda, data and decisions. Technology providers work at arm&#x27;s length under written agreements."></picture><figcaption><p><strong>Institutional roles.</strong> Only roles stated in the PPP V5 public wording are shown; an empty cell means the role is not stated, not that it is denied. Source: PPP V5 public descriptions; institutional architecture recorded 2026-10-11. As of 2026-10-20.</p></figcaption></figure>

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| Row                                    | Lead Institution | Consortium Secretariat | Lead contracting organization | Consortium steward | Dialogue, Nexus Universe governance | Finance and insurance interface | Runs national programmes | Owns agenda, data, decisions | Arm's length, written agreement |
| -------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| GCRI Canada                            | Holds the role   | Holds the role         | Holds the role                | Holds the role     |                                     |                                 |                          |                              |                                 |
| Global Risks Forum (GRF)               |                  |                        |                               | Holds the role     | Holds the role                      |                                 |                          |                              |                                 |
| Global Risks Alliance (GRA)            |                  |                        |                               | Holds the role     |                                     | Holds the role                  |                          |                              |                                 |
| National hosts and anchor institutions |                  |                        |                               |                    |                                     |                                 | Holds the role           |                              | Under a written agreement       |
| National counterparts                  |                  |                        |                               |                    |                                     |                                 |                          | Holds the role               |                                 |
| Technology providers                   |                  |                        |                               |                    |                                     |                                 |                          |                              | Under a written agreement       |

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## Pages in this part

| Page                                                                   | What it covers                                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [GCRI](/organization/institutions/gcri.md)                             | GCRI Canada and GCRI US; Secretariat, contracting, evidence and methods; statuses on the record                                                               |
| [The Global Risks Forum (GRF)](/organization/institutions/grf.md)      | Swiss association; leadership, dialogue and Nexus Universe stewardship; the four programme decisions; councils                                                |
| [The Global Risks Alliance (GRA)](/organization/institutions/gra.md)   | Business league for the financial services industry; finance, insurance and development readiness; the non-execution boundary                                 |
| [The Nexus Consortium](/organization/institutions/nexus-consortium.md) | The organizing architecture, its three levels, the documents that pass between the institutions, anti-capture rules, and Nexortium as its technology protocol |
| [Risk Academy](/organization/institutions/risk-academy.md)             | The free learning-by-doing environment led by the Nexus Consortium; streams, levels and the credential rule                                                   |
| [Nexus Standards](/organization/institutions/nexus-standards.md)       | The Global Standards Council, technical committees, national councils and adoption modes                                                                      |
| [Public sites](/organization/institutions/public-sites.md)             | Every public site and subsite, from the canonical URL registry                                                                                                |

## What passes between the three institutions

The three institutions are separate. What one hands to another is a document a reader can inspect, and decisions stay with the competent authorities outside the programme ([Nexus Consortium relationship](https://globalriskforum.com/global-cooperation/consortium/)).

<figure><picture><source srcset="/files/jl61bpC8RqvezItzxiY1" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://2655483226-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEQtittnb4JJQ2YOtd2tk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0f437ea56aef7d13567a9bd649301cc5edbef1fd%2Finst-interfaces-light.svg?alt=media" alt="Three separate not-for-profit institutions lead the Nexus Consortiums. GCRI supplies evidence and runs the Secretariat, with GCRI Canada as Lead Institution and lead contracting organization; GRF leads leadership, dialogue and Nexus Universe stewardship; GRA leads finance, insurance and development readiness. Four documents pass between them: GCRI sends GRF an evidence brief with labels, sources and limits; GRF sends GCRI a question note with an accountable owner; GRF sends GRA an outcome note, shared with consent; GRA sends GRF an options note, never a transaction or an approval. National Nexus structures own the national agenda and send material questions to GCRI. Decisions and execution stay with the relevant government, operator or licensed institution, outside the programme."></picture><figcaption><p><strong>What passes between the three institutions.</strong> Each handoff is a document a reader can inspect, and no institution relabels another's output. Decisions and execution stay outside the programme. Source: globalriskforum.com/global-cooperation/consortium/ (interfaces); globalriskforum.com/about/consortium-role/ and globalriskalliance.com/about/consortium-role/ (decision rights), via the canonical URL registry. As of 2026-10-21.</p></figcaption></figure>

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<summary>Figure data (text alternative)</summary>

| Element                                                    | Description                                                                                              | Connected to                                                                     |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GCRI                                                       | Evidence, methods and the Secretariat; GCRI Canada is Lead Institution and lead contracting organization | GRF; GRF; National Nexus structures                                              |
| GRF                                                        | Leadership, dialogue and Nexus Universe stewardship; records the programme gates                         | GCRI; GCRI; GRA; GRA; Competent authorities, operators and licensed institutions |
| GRA                                                        | Finance, insurance and development readiness; never an approval or a transaction                         | GRF; GRF; Competent authorities, operators and licensed institutions             |
| National Nexus structures                                  | Own the national agenda; national ownership comes before federation                                      | GCRI                                                                             |
| Competent authorities, operators and licensed institutions | Decide and execute, under their own authority, outside the programme                                     | GRF; GRA                                                                         |

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## Where each institution publishes

| Institution                                         | Public site                                                           |
| --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GCRI Canada                                         | [therisk.global](https://therisk.global/)                             |
| Global Risks Forum                                  | [globalriskforum.com](https://globalriskforum.com/)                   |
| Global Risks Alliance                               | [globalriskalliance.com](https://globalriskalliance.com/)             |
| Nexus Standards                                     | [nexustandards.com](https://nexustandards.com/)                       |
| [Risk Academy](/organization/programme/academy.md)  | [risksacademy.com](https://risksacademy.com/academy-home/)            |
| [Nexus Reports](/organization/programme/reports.md) | [therisk.global/nexus-reports](https://therisk.global/nexus-reports/) |

<figure><picture><source srcset="/files/yKpJ3rX1tyBddnycNxjV" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://2655483226-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEQtittnb4JJQ2YOtd2tk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3454262a37de1beea874f6d99ac365d983315fe4%2Fpublic-estate-constellation-light.svg?alt=media" alt="An illustration of the public estate the documentation connects: 100 public sites in six estates, one orbit per estate and one point per site. GCRI: 29; GRF: 13; GRA: 22; Nexus Standards: 21; Risk Academy: 10; Nexus Reports: 5. The documentation sits at the centre and links to each."></picture><figcaption><p><strong>The public estate.</strong> Generated from the canonical URL registry of the public sites; select a point in the interactive view to open the site. Source: canonical URL registry, generated 2026-10-20. As of 2026-10-20.</p></figcaption></figure>

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<summary>Figure data (text alternative)</summary>

| Group           | Members | Names                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| --------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GCRI            | 29      | `GCRI home`; `Advanced Industry and Robotics`; `Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems`; `Biodiversity Nexus`; `Biotechnology and Biosecurity`; `Cities and Built Environment`; `Climate and Hazards`; `Critical Infrastructure`; `Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience`; `Data and Compute`; `Digital Public Infrastructure`; `Disaster Resilience and Recovery`; `Economic Development`; `Energy Nexus`; `Food Nexus`; `Future of Work and Skills`; `Health Nexus`; `Society and Human Development`; `Nexus Agency`; `Nexus Campaigns`; `Nexus Labs`; `Nexus Registry`; `Oceans and Coasts`; `Quantum Technologies`; `Systemic Risk Management`; `Space and Earth Observation`; `Systems Science and Modelling`; `Trade and Strategic Resources`; `Water Nexus` |
| GRF             | 13      | `GRF home`; `AI and Digital Governance`; `Capital Nexus`; `Climate and Nature Governance`; `Diplomacy Nexus`; `Disaster and Crisis Governance`; `Foresight Nexus`; `Governance Nexus`; `Health and Biosecurity Governance`; `Information Integrity and Public Trust`; `Innovation Nexus`; `Policy Nexus`; `Research Nexus`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| GRA             | 22      | `GRA home`; `Actuarial and Quantitative Risk`; `AI and Financial Model Risk`; `Asset Management Nexus`; `Banking Nexus`; `Capital Markets Nexus`; `Climate and Nature Financial Risk`; `Development Finance Nexus`; `Disaster Risk Finance`; `Financial Crime and Fraud Risk`; `Financial Cyber and Operational Resilience`; `Financial Regulation Nexus`; `Financial Stability`; `Fintech Nexus`; `Institutional Funds Nexus`; `Insurance Nexus`; `Payments and Market Infrastructure`; `Private Credit`; `Private Equity Nexus`; `Public Finance and Sovereign Debt`; `Reinsurance and Catastrophe`; `Sovereign Capital Nexus`                                                                                                                                          |
| Nexus Standards | 21      | `Nexus Standards`; `Foundations and Governance`; `Climate and Earth Systems`; `Water and Food Systems`; `Energy and Critical Infrastructure`; `Health and Biosecurity`; `Cities and the Built Environment`; `Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction`; `Early Warning and Anticipatory Action`; `Finance, Insurance and the Economy`; `Industry, Trade and Supply Chains`; `Digital, Cyber and AI`; `Governance, Security and Society`; `Humanitarian Action and Development`; `Systemic Risks`; `Space and Earth Observation`; `Data and Evidence`; `Trust, Verification and Assurance`; `Open Infrastructure and Developers`; `Readiness and Adoption`; `Communities, Learning and Contribution`                                                                            |
| Risk Academy    | 10      | `Risk Academy`; `Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences`; `Faculty of Hazards, Disasters and Resilience`; `Faculty of Infrastructure, Energy and Industry`; `Faculty of Technology and Digital Systems`; `Faculty of Health and Society`; `Faculty of Finance and Economics`; `Faculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs`; `Faculty of Risk Science and Methods`; `Faculty of Systems and Nexus Studies`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Nexus Reports   | 5       | `Nexus Reports at The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation`; `Nexus Reports at Global Risks Forum`; `Nexus Reports at Global Risks Alliance`; `Nexus Reports at Nexus Standards`; `Nexus Reports at Risk Academy`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

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Every site and subsite is listed in [Public sites](/organization/institutions/public-sites.md). The technology of the programme, the twenty Nexus systems, is described in [Systems](/organization/systems.md).

## Read further

* [Use by](/organization/use-by.md): how UN agencies, development banks, central banks, ministries, disaster agencies, cities, researchers and providers use the programme
* [Organization](/organization/organization.md): the institutional doctrine, charters and governance records. Charters, bylaws and statutes are kept as records; their text changes only with a recorded owner approval.
* [Cooperation](/organization/cooperation.md): the Consortium model, guilds and Nexus Universe.
* [Start here](/organization/introduction/start-here.md): the release status in plain words.


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