The centerpiece of its programs is the International Leadership Forum (ILF), a global network of more than 80 of the worlds' top scholars, educators, scientists, economists, journalists, philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists, architects, designers, university presidents and corporate leaders who deliberate via residential and online conferences on the vital issues of our time. The wisdom generated in these meetings is then communicated to policy makers and to the public.

Following in the tradition of its ground-breaking School of Management and Strategic Studies begun in 1981, and its history of creative research, WBSI continues to design bold new approaches to meet today's critical challenges.

Founded in 1958 in La Jolla, California, WBSI is an independent, non-profit 501(c)3 organization supported by foundations, government agencies, corporations and private donations.