About the Institute

Measurement is trust, made visible.

The Metric Institute is an independent, non-profit institute chartered in the Cayman Islands to design, deliver and defend the standards by which people and institutions are measured — in language, identity, credentials and compliance.

Mission

To make workforce trust measurable, portable, and permanent.

Vision

A world where every professional carries a verifiable record of their capability — recognised across every border and every institution that matters.

Charter

Established under the Cayman Islands Non-Profit Organisations Act. Governed by an independent Board of Trustees. Answerable, ultimately, to the public we measure.

Our Values

Four principles. No exceptions.

Rigour

Every assessment we publish must withstand independent audit and cross-border scrutiny.

Neutrality

We serve no vendor, no political interest — only the individual and the institution measuring them.

Excellence

We hold ourselves to standards higher than any accrediting body we answer to.

Sovereignty

Data belongs to the person and jurisdiction that generated it. Full stop.

Leadership

A board built for the next century of measurement.

Every member of the executive has led assessment, technology or policy at a globally recognised institution.

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Dr. Alistair Whitmore

President & CEO

Former Registrar, Cambridge Assessment. Two decades in high-stakes language testing.

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Adaeze Okonkwo

Chief Academic Officer

Oxford D.Phil. Applied Linguistics. Formerly Head of Assessment Design, British Council.

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Rajiv Menon

Chief Technology Officer

Ex-Palantir, ex-Stripe. Author of the ISO/IEC 27001 addenda for biometric attestation.

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Isabelle Fournier

Chief Compliance Officer

20 years with the Financial Action Task Force. Advises CIMA and OECD on digital identity.

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Marcus Ebanks

Managing Director, Caribbean

Founding board member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants.

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Priya Ramanathan

Head of Research

Published 40+ papers on psychometrics and adaptive testing.

Timeline

Chartered in 2024. Built for 2124.

2024
Foundation

Chartered in the Cayman Islands as an independent, non-profit measurement institute.

2025
First Certifications

MET English and MET Verify piloted with the Cayman Islands Government.

2026
Global Recognition

Testing partnerships across 200+ countries; ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified.

2027
The Next Decade

AI-native adaptive credentialing, sovereign identity infrastructure, executive education.

Global Presence

Headquartered in George Town. Working across 200+ countries.

Our Grand Cayman headquarters houses the institute's testing operations, research faculty, and government liaison. Delivery partners in 43 cities extend our reach.

43
Delivery cities
200+
Countries served
18
Languages
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Headquarters
Grand Cayman · KY1-1000