Senior practitioners guiding research agenda direction.
Strategic Advisors are senior practitioners who advise on the Institute's research agenda, provide strategic input on publication relevance, and help connect Institute research with institutional decision-makers.
Strategic Advisors occupy the outermost ring of the ELDR Institute's fellowship structure. They are not researchers — they are navigators: senior practitioners and institutional leaders who help the Institute understand where its research is most needed, how its outputs will be received by institutional audiences, and how to communicate its work to the decision-makers it is designed to serve.
Fellowship appointments are made by invitation. To inquire about this appointment category, contact the Institute directly with a brief statement of your domain expertise and research or practitioner background.
Send InquiryThe ELDR Institute does not accept unsolicited applications. Fellowship inquiries are reviewed by the Institute's Research Advisory Board. Qualified candidates will be contacted within 4–6 weeks.
Strategic Advisors provide input on the Institute's research agenda — identifying where Institute research can contribute most valuably to institutional practice and where gaps in existing knowledge are most consequential.
Strategic Advisors may review Institute publications prior to release, providing perspective on how institutional audiences will receive the research and where additional context or framing may strengthen uptake.
Strategic Advisors help connect Institute research with institutional decision-makers — executives, policymakers, and governance leaders whose engagement with the Institute's work increases its impact.
Strategic Advisors participate in the Institute's annual strategic review, contributing practitioner perspective on the Institute's positioning, agenda, and institutional relationships.
Current or recent senior executive, board member, or institutional leader role demonstrating sustained engagement with governance, technology, or policy at a consequential level
Professional engagement with one or more domains the Institute researches — not necessarily as a researcher but as a practitioner, decision-maker, or institutional leader
Availability for periodic strategic advisory engagement, typically 2–4 interactions per year
Fellowship appointments are made by invitation based on domain expertise and demonstrated research or practitioner contribution. Inquiries from qualified candidates are reviewed by the Research Advisory Board.
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