The reward is ownership.
“The honest version: this is early. The resources are modest, the work is real, and the credibility we will build together does not yet exist — you would be lending yours to help create it.”
The reward is ownership: founding members shape the mission, the standards and the culture in a way no later joiner can. We would rather have a small founding group that genuinely shares the standard than a large one that does not.
Where you would fit, and what you would own.
Division leads
Own a field, set its research agenda, lead its fellows. A founding member with depth in any division — or an adjacent field that strengthens the whole — has a place here.
Founding board & advisors
Lend governance credibility and independent oversight. An independent voice that can constrain the founders is a feature we want, not a risk we tolerate.
Founding researchers & fellows
Do the work that sets the standard, and mentor those who follow. Capable people — known or unknown — doing rigorous research on the strength of evidence.
Operations & institution-building
The unglamorous, decisive work of turning an initiative into an organisation.
Expertise sufficient to contribute meaningfully.
Integrity — personal, financial, civic.
A long-term commitment to improving the governance, economy and quality of life of the people of the region.
We seek people irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, religion or politics — conditioned only on these things.
A genuine stake in something built to last.
A network of capable peers.
A route to influence on the questions that will define the region's future.
The rare chance to set the standards of an institution from its first day.
A conversation.
About where you would fit, what you would own, and whether the mission and method are ones you can commit to. Tell us a little about yourself and we will be in touch.
“If this is something you want to help build, the next step is a conversation.”