History

Overview • History • Executive Team

Founded in 1996 by Dr. Lucie Phillips, IBI has grown steadily by producing top quality results in an increasingly broad range of specialties.

IBI recently changed its name from International Business Initiatives to IBI International to reflect the company’s expansion. IBI has brought in senior personnel and partners in natural resources planning, leadership, management and training for development, operations, and financial/fiscal affairs.

In 2007, IBI International joined forces with the Management Training and Development Institute (MTDI) to create the International Leadership Center. MTDI has three decades of Leadership, management and cross-cultural communication training experience. More than ten thousand participants from 123 countries have attended its workshops and programs in the U.S. and abroad.

Since its inception, IBI has been headquartered in Arlington, VA, a fifteen-minute Metro ride from U.S. government agencies and the World Bank in downtown Washington, DC.