A small core. A wide network.

Founder

Javad Mushtaq

Founder and Executive Director

Harvard and MIT. BI Norwegian Business School. Recurring AI commentator on Norwegian national television.

Advisory Council — forming

Forming — first meeting Q3 2026.

Founding members announced with the meeting agenda. The Council's standing mandate is to safeguard editorial independence on The Dispatch, advise on initiative selection, and review partnerships above the disclosure threshold. Full detail is on the governance page.

Roles

How the organisation is staffed.

Executive Director

Sets strategy, holds partnerships, and carries the institutional voice. Signs off on every initiative before it enters the public map.

Editorial lead — The Dispatch

Commissions, edits, and fact-checks each issue. Reports on editorial independence to the Advisory Council, not to partners or funders.

Initiative leads

One accountable lead per initiative on the map, responsible for the stated next milestone and for retiring the initiative when it wraps.

Research fellows

Fixed-term appointments attached to a specific question. Output is published under ImpactLab with the fellow named.

Advisory Council

Non-executive. Safeguards editorial independence, reviews initiative selection, and clears partnerships above the disclosure threshold.

Fellows & Contributors

A working network of more than 200.

ImpactLab's fellows and contributors are senior practitioners across policy, engineering, capital, and civil society in the Nordics, the United States, and the Middle East. Most contribute in closed-door rooms under Chatham House Rule. Named fellows are listed publicly when their participation is on the record.

Council and fellow names announced as appointments are confirmed. We do not list names without written consent.