California Institute for Biodiversity | 241 followers on LinkedIn. CIB advances partnerships and grows solutions to save, understand, and celebrate California’s remarkable diversity. | The California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) advances partnerships and grows solutions to save, understand, and celebrate California’s remarkable diversity. Since its founding in 1995 by Executive Director Carol J. Baird, Ph.D., CIB trained hundreds of teachers and provided innovative educational resources to thousands of students statewide.