It was established in 1990 by members of the Ivy League student governments to facilitate communication among themselves and to speak with a unified voice.
[2] The Ivy Council strives to cultivate and support future leaders in business, politics, academia, tech, and more of the United States of America and the world.
ILC aims to promote the exchange of ideas between students of the Ivy League and today's leaders on subjects of public policy such as university safety and ethics in science and technology.
International student leaders and partner organizations are invited to offer global perspectives and deepen cooperations with the Ivy Council.
Past speakers have included Steve Forbes, chairman and CEO of Forbes magazine; Nasreen Berwari, Iraqi Minister of Municipalities and General Works; Jeffrey Sachs,[3] special adviser to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals; Theodore Roosevelt IV, managing director at Lehman Brothers and prominent environmentalist; Dov Zakheim, U.S.
Head Delegates were selected by the Steering Committee from the member institutions and were entrusted to represent their respective schools in the interim between meetings of the council.