The Identity Governance Institute advances the standards, knowledge, and professional expertise that shape identity and access management (IAM) and identity governance and administration (IGA). Through education, training, certification, and industry leadership, IGI equips professionals and organizations with the expertise to build stronger, more secure, and better-governed digital environments.
Traditionally, identity and access management (IAM) focused on the policies, processes, and technologies used to control who has access to systems and resources. As cloud adoption, digital transformation, identity theft, fraud, and artificial intelligence reshaped the risk landscape, identity governance and administration (IGA) emerged as a critical discipline: bringing greater accountability, oversight, compliance, and auditability to how access is managed.
The Identity Governance Institute was established to advance both IAM and IGA as interconnected disciplines. We bring professionals together to strengthen expertise, elevate risk awareness, and improve how organizations govern and protect digital identities across their workforce, customers, partners, and broader ecosystems.
Today, IGI supports a global community of identity professionals through education, training, certification, thought leadership, and professional collaboration.
An independent institute serving members across 100+ countries — focused entirely on education, certification, and community.
We sell no software, accept no corporate sponsorships, and endorse no commercial products. Our frameworks stay objective.
Every course, exam blueprint, and guide is authored by professionals actively working in identity security.