the ideas.
Agora’s governance architecture is designed to protect research independence while bringing together experience from economics, law, diplomacy, business, academia, science and civil society.
Research remains independent.
Agora’s institutional structure separates strategic governance from research and operational functions, helping protect the integrity of its intellectual work.
Determines long-term institutional strategy, safeguards the mission and provides oversight.
Provides strategic leadership, represents Agora internationally and supports institutional fundraising.
Leads day-to-day operations, heads research and implements decisions of the Board.
Maintains research quality and provides academic oversight through senior fellows and peer review.
Provides external expertise and perspective without executive authority.
Fellows, associates and researchers undertake the Institute’s intellectual work.
intellectual interference.
The Board of Trustees is intended to bring together respected individuals from different sectors and intellectual backgrounds. Its responsibility is institutional stewardship — not control of research.
Economic and monetary policy experience.
Legal and institutional expertise.
International relations and foreign policy.
Enterprise and competitiveness experience.
Scholarship and intellectual leadership.
Scientific reasoning and technical expertise.
Public interest and social perspectives.
Global experience and comparative perspective.
The President provides strategic leadership, represents the Institute globally and supports the development of long-term institutional relationships and fundraising.
The Director-General is responsible for day-to-day operations, research leadership, programme execution and implementation of Board decisions.
The Research Council will ideally comprise approximately ten members drawn from Agora’s senior research community.
Its central responsibility is to maintain intellectual quality, methodological rigour and appropriate peer review.
The Council provides academic oversight while preserving the independence of individual researchers.
Lead major research programmes and provide intellectual direction.
Bring specialised expertise and international research perspectives.
Support research projects, data analysis and policy studies.
Provides independent review where appropriate for major research publications.
Distinguished experts offering global and comparative perspectives.
Practical experience in government and public policy.
Former leaders of international organisations and multilateral institutions.
Scholars contributing expertise across Agora’s research disciplines.
Experienced practitioners bringing practical insight to complex policy questions.
Experts connecting Agora to perspectives across South Asia and beyond.
Agora’s research community will evolve over time, bringing together scholars and practitioners working across disciplines and geographies.
Lead research programmes and contribute senior intellectual leadership.
International scholars and practitioners collaborating with Agora.
Researchers supporting projects, publications and policy analysis.
This separation is central to Agora’s commitment to intellectual independence and institutional integrity.
Agora welcomes researchers, experts and institutions interested in contributing to serious public policy dialogue.
Engage With Agora