What types of assessment do IB programmes use?

The Diploma, Career-related, and Middle Years Programmes use varied assessment tasks including examination papers, written assignments like essays, oral interviews, scientific and mathematical investigations, fieldwork projects, and artistic performances. Candidates complete these at various times during courses, with assessments designed to measure different types of learning.

How is the Primary Years Programme different?

The PYP does not offer formal summative assessment. Instead, it emphasizes feedback on the learning process through student and teacher self-assessment and reflection. The programme focuses on inquiry-based learning and child development rather than examination-based evaluation.

What are the passing criteria for IB programmes?

Each programme has specific passing criteria. The Diploma and Career-related Programmes require meeting minimum point totals and completing all programme components. The Middle Years Programme requires achievement standards across subject groups. Schools must follow IB assessment principles ensuring fair, transparent evaluation.

How does IB ensure programme quality across schools?

The organization authorizes schools to offer programmes, provides teacher training and curriculum support, moderates assessments to ensure consistency, and conducts periodic reviews. This quality assurance system helps schools worldwide implement IB programmes meeting international standards regardless of local context.

International Baccalaureate Organization

Washington, DC · Founded 2008

Global educational foundation providing internationally recognized Diploma, Career-related, Middle Years, and Primary Years Programmes

Primary audience

Schools

Work area

Curriculum development

Topic

International education

Contact

Ali Ayub End 1221

Website Contact

About Organization

Operating since 1968, IB offers four educational programmes with three providing summative assessments combining examinations, written assignments, oral interviews, investigations, fieldwork, and artistic performances. With operations in multiple countries, the organization serves thousands of schools worldwide developing internationally minded students.

What They Focus On

Rigorous Assessment

Developing varied evaluation methods including examinations, written assignments, investigations, performances, and projects providing comprehensive measure of student learning.

International Mindedness

Cultivating intercultural understanding, critical thinking, and global awareness through curricula encouraging students to engage with diverse perspectives and communities.

Educational Quality

Supporting schools worldwide through teacher training, curriculum resources, and assessment moderation ensuring consistent, high-quality implementation of IB programmes.

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$250.3M

+19.6% vs 2021

Assets (2021)

$446.0M

+0.3% vs 2021

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2021	—	—	—	—
2021	$209,183,918	$179,500,760	$444,666,199	195
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$204,831,587	$168,984,662	$408,650,974	178
2019	$211,288,723	$158,028,472	$405,217,758	166
2018	$247,316,302	$177,917,467	$346,601,452	155
2017	$233,252,956	$170,546,512	$273,888,403	171

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Curriculum Development

Creating internationally recognized frameworks emphasizing critical thinking, intercultural understanding, and inquiry-based learning across age levels.
02

Assessment Design

Developing varied assessment tasks including examinations, essays, investigations, performances, and projects completed throughout courses.
03

School Authorization

Evaluating schools worldwide seeking to offer IB programmes, ensuring capacity to deliver curriculum meeting international standards.
04

Quality Assurance

Providing teacher training, curriculum support, and assessment moderation ensuring consistent implementation of programmes globally.

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by International Baccalaureate Organization

Diploma Programme

Comprehensive two-year curriculum for ages 16-19 with rigorous assessments preparing students for university and emphasizing international mindedness.

Career-related Programme

Framework combining IB courses with career-related studies providing academic rigor alongside practical skills for workplace readiness.

Middle Years Programme

Ages 11-16 curriculum encouraging intellectual challenge while connecting classroom learning to real-world contexts through interdisciplinary approach.

Primary Years Programme

Ages 3-12 framework focusing on child development through inquiry-based learning, emphasizing student and teacher reflection rather than formal assessment.

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind International Baccalaureate Organization.

Ali Ayub End 1221

Chief Digital Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $369,197

Matt Costello

Chief Business Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $362,532

Olli-Pekka Heinonen

Director General

Full-time

Compensation: $314,808

Thaimur Changezi

Chief Fin & Business Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $289,478

Sally Holloway End 1021

Deputy Director General

Full-time

Compensation: $250,356

Adrian Kearney

Director IB World Schools

Full-time

Compensation: $239,994

Nicole Bien

Chief Schools Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $238,615

Anton Beguin

Chief Education Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $182,184

Andrea Smith

Chief Strat. And Transf. Off.

Full-time

Compensation: $164,012

Rebecca Hughes End 1021

Chief Officer Learning & Teach

Full-time

Compensation: $136,680

Olli-Pekka Heinonen

CFO

Haif Bannayan

Global Dir. Business Develop.

Full-time

Compensation: $246,060

Liliane Von Wyl

Head Of Legal & Compliance

Full-time

Compensation: $243,591

Jennifer Merriman

Head Of Research

Full-time

Compensation: $240,411

Jennifer Bahrami End 422

Head Of Comm. And Marketing

Full-time

Compensation: $236,130

Cynthia Farrar

Dir.prof. Learn. Develop & Del

Full-time

Compensation: $231,594

Raj Bhat

Head Of Ent. Customer Systems

Full-time

Compensation: $220,068

Valerie Pioct

Governance/Exec Support Mgr.

Full-time

Compensation: $210,727

Alfonso Martinez End 821

Global Dir. Of Human Resources

Full-time

Compensation: $207,508

Nanlohij Pedro Giovanni Jacob

Head Of Assess & Corp System

Full-time

Compensation: $205,260

Sean Rankin

Head Of Authorization

Full-time

Compensation: $193,857

Martha Spencer

Head Of Iben & School Delivery

Full-time

Compensation: $190,491

Anthony Chevrol

Legal Counsel Ip & Licensing

Full-time

Compensation: $179,384

Maura Lightfoot

Head Of Hr & Global Emp Exp

Full-time

Compensation: $176,904

Paul Campbell

Head Of Development Americas

Full-time

Compensation: $171,837

Ryan O'Connor

Head Assess. Design Prgm Dev

Full-time

Compensation: $169,085

Milestones

1968

IB Founded

1968

Established to provide internationally recognized education developing critical thinking and intercultural understanding in students worldwide.

1970s

Diploma Programme

1970s

Launched first comprehensive curriculum with rigorous assessments for ages 16-19, becoming model for international education.

1994

Middle Years Programme

1994

Introduced curriculum for ages 11-16 extending IB educational philosophy to younger students with interdisciplinary learning approach.

1997

Primary Years Programme

1997

Added inquiry-based framework for ages 3-12 emphasizing reflection and child development through internationally minded education.

2012

Career-related Programme

2012

Launched framework combining IB courses with career-related studies providing pathways for students pursuing vocational and technical education.

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Datla Siva Kumari End 321 Former Officer/Board Member 40.0 hrs/week · $1,373,438

Dr Helen Drennen Chair Of Board 1.0 hrs/week · $86,575

Dr Coenraad Vrolijk Board Member (End 05/22) 1.0 hrs/week

Dr Sijbolt Noorda Vice Chair (End 05/22) 1.0 hrs/week

Ee Ling Low Board Member (Start 11/21) 1.0 hrs/week

Michael John Dargan Board Member (Start 05/22) 1.0 hrs/week

Montserrat Gomendio Kindelan Board Member (Start 05/22) 1.0 hrs/week

Mr Cyrille Floriant Kamdem Board Member 1.0 hrs/week

Mr David Walker Board Member (End 11/21) 1.0 hrs/week

Mr Jean-Christophe Deberre Board Member 1.0 hrs/week

Mr Peter Hoeben Board Member 1.0 hrs/week

Mr Steven Kim Board Member 1.0 hrs/week

Mrs Dianne Drew Board Member (End 12/21) 1.0 hrs/week

Ms Charlotte R Ellwood Aris Board Member 1.0 hrs/week

Ms Sabine Chalmers Board Member 1.0 hrs/week

Rosa Isela Consuegra Gamon Board Member (Start 01/22) 1.0 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$5.5M

Highest Paid

$1.4M

Datla Siva Kumari End 321

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Datla Siva Kumari End 321	Former Officer/Board Member	$1,373,438	$29,000	$1,402,438	40
Ali Ayub End 1221	Chief Digital Officer	$369,197	$23,200	$392,397	40
Matt Costello	Chief Business Officer	$362,532	$23,200	$385,732	40
Olli-Pekka Heinonen	Director General	$314,808	$50,506	$365,314	40
Thaimur Changezi	Chief Fin & Business Officer	$289,478	$18,686	$308,164	40
Sally Holloway End 1021	Deputy Director General	$250,356	$51,316	$301,672	40
Liliane Von Wyl	Head Of Legal & Compliance	$243,591	$37,780	$281,371	40
Haif Bannayan	Global DIR. Business Develop.	$246,060	$17,111	$263,171	40
Jennifer Merriman	Head Of Research	$240,411	$17,682	$258,093	40
Adrian Kearney	Director Ib World Schools	$239,994	$17,111	$257,105	40
Nicole Bien	Chief Schools Officer	$238,615	$17,111	$255,726	40
Jennifer Bahrami End 422	Head Of COMM. And Marketing	$236,130	$17,426	$253,556	40
Cynthia Farrar	DIR.Prof. Learn. Develop & Del	$231,594	$16,458	$248,052	40
Valerie Pioct	Governance/EXEC Support MGR.	$210,727	$32,830	$243,557	40
Raj Bhat	Head Of Ent. Customer Systems	$220,068	$17,368	$237,436	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Datla Siva Kumari End 321	Director General	$878,828	$28,000	$906,828	40
Matt Costello	DIR. Of Operations	$361,346	$18,994	$380,340	40
Ali Ayub End 1221	Chief Digital Officer	$343,405	$19,931	$363,336	40
Paula Wilcock End 1020	Chief Assessment Officer	$269,224	$20,191	$289,415	40
Thaimur Changezi	Chief Fin & Business Officer	$268,904	$19,009	$287,913	40
Haif Bannayan	DIR Of Outreach And Conf.	$269,603	$18,224	$287,827	40
Liliane Von Wyl	Head Of Legal & Compliance	$241,436	$39,781	$281,217	40
Anthony Tait End 1220	Director Prof. Services	$262,143	$18,824	$280,967	40
Adrian Kearney	Director Ib World Schools	$259,630	$18,224	$277,854	40
Sally Holloway	Deputy Director General	$209,303	$49,655	$258,958	40
Valerie Pioct	Governance/EXEC Support MGR.	$214,321	$35,226	$249,547	40
Raj Bhat	Head Of Ent. Customer Syystems	$241,154	$7,538	$248,692	40
Nicole Bien	DIR. Of Learning/Teaching	$219,872	$18,224	$238,096	40
Jennifer Bahrami	Head Of COMM. And Marketing	$226,734	—	$226,734	40
Nanlohij Pedro Giovanni Jacob	Head Of Assess & Corp System	$197,925	$14,326	$212,251	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Datla Siva Kumari	Director General	$660,359	$40,311	$700,670	40
Ali Ayub	Chief Digital Officer	$271,057	$48,830	$319,887	40
Matt Costello	DIR. Of Operations	$249,207	$43,709	$292,916	40
Thaimur Ali Changezi	Chief Fin & Business Officer	$262,000	$12,851	$274,851	40
Lilane Von Wyl	Head Of Legal & Compliance	$225,899	$26,713	$252,612	40
Adrian Kearney	Director Ib World Schools	$229,868	$16,554	$246,422	40
Anthony Tait	Director Prof. Services	$201,128	$37,648	$238,776	40
Livia Lobo	Interim HR Director (End 4/20)	$208,125	$25,170	$233,295	40
Haif Bannayan	DIR Of Outreach And Conf.	$217,673	$14,758	$232,431	40
Valerie Pioct	Governance/EXEC Support MGR	$206,070	$25,062	$231,132	40
Rebecca Hughes	Chief Officer Learning & Teach	$195,945	$19,871	$215,816	40
Paula Wilcock	Chief Assessment Officer	$194,252	$9,154	$203,406	40
Anthony Chevrol	Legal Counsel Ip And Licensing	$174,621	$20,550	$195,171	40
Nanlohij Pedro Giovanni Jacob	Head Assess. & Corp Syst & Ent	$192,429	—	$192,429	40
Pamela Bender	Head Of Pre-Authorization	$153,442	$29,435	$182,877	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Datla Siva Kumari	Director General	$372,643	$14,275	$386,918	40
Carolyn Adams End 123118	Interim Schools Division Lead	$363,028	$11,375	$374,403	40
Ali Ayub	IT Director	$253,945	$28,617	$282,562	40
Liliane Von Wyl	Head Of Legal & Compliance	$208,808	$43,069	$251,877	40
Adrian Kearney	Director Ib World Schools	$232,820	$16,548	$249,368	40
Thaimur Ali Changezi	Chief Fin & Business Officer	$223,221	$20,400	$243,621	40
Valerie Pioct	Governance/EXEC Supp Manager	$187,262	$43,074	$230,336	40
Anthony Tait	Director Prof. Services	$194,205	$25,052	$219,257	40
Rebecca Hughes	Chief Officer Learning & Teach	$190,363	$19,903	$210,266	40
Livia Lobo	Interim HR Director	$178,873	$23,059	$201,932	40
Paula Wilcock	Chief Assessment Officer	$167,105	$23,035	$190,140	40
Anthony Chevrol	Legal Counsel Ip & Licensing	$155,735	$33,311	$189,046	40
Andrew Macdonald	Former Chief Schools Officer	$141,237	$30,729	$171,966	—
Marc Irlandez End 72019	Head Of IT, Ent. Customer Sys.	$166,895	—	$166,895	40
Usma Mohamed End 092019	Head Of Global Marketing	$147,249	—	$147,249	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Datla Siva Kumari	Director General	$487,106	—	$487,106	40
Andrew Macdonald	Chief Schools Off (End 5/18)	$283,365	$42,815	$326,180	40
Carolyn Adams	Interim Schools Division Lead	$245,585	$43,946	$289,531	40
Ali Ayub	IT Director	$253,945	—	$253,945	40
Anthony Tait	Director Prof. Services	$205,225	$23,193	$228,418	40
Adrian Kearney	Director Ib World Schools	$226,690	$529	$227,219	40
Paul Sanders	Head Of Recogn (End 10/17)	$195,845	$28,862	$224,707	40
Frank Overmars	HR Director (End 12/17)	$203,131	$13,064	$216,195	40
Thaimur Ali Changezi	Chief Fin & Business Officer	$201,374	$14,196	$215,570	40
Liliane Von Wyl	Head Of Legal & Compliance	$181,835	$19,620	$201,455	40
Valerie Pioct	Governance/EXEC Supp Manager	$174,737	$18,442	$193,179	40
Kevin Eugene Lawrence House	Head Of Ib World Schools	$180,518	$8,518	$189,036	40
Paula Wilcock	Chief Assessment Officer	$152,498	$16,476	$168,974	40
David Hawley	Chief Academic Off (End 07/17)	$147,969	$2,605	$150,574	40
DR George Rupp	Chair Of Board	$50,000	—	$50,000	1

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Contact

Get in touch with International Baccalaureate Organization

Phone

(301) 202-3000

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3950 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20016

International Baccalaureate Organization

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Curriculum Development

Assessment Design

School Authorization

Quality Assurance

Programs and Initiatives

Diploma Programme

Career-related Programme

Middle Years Programme

Primary Years Programme

Team & Leadership

Ali Ayub End 1221

Matt Costello

Olli-Pekka Heinonen

Thaimur Changezi

Sally Holloway End 1021

Adrian Kearney

Nicole Bien

Anton Beguin

Andrea Smith

Rebecca Hughes End 1021

Olli-Pekka Heinonen

Haif Bannayan

Liliane Von Wyl

Jennifer Merriman

Jennifer Bahrami End 422

Cynthia Farrar

Raj Bhat

Valerie Pioct

Alfonso Martinez End 821

Nanlohij Pedro Giovanni Jacob

Sean Rankin

Martha Spencer

Anthony Chevrol

Maura Lightfoot

Paul Campbell

Ryan O'Connor

Milestones

IB Founded

Diploma Programme

Middle Years Programme

Primary Years Programme

Career-related Programme

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Contact

Phone

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