MiSoC’s Advisory Board is made up of academics, policy makers, journalists, employees of think-tanks and research foundations, and representatives from the private sector. Its general role is to act as a critical friend, advise on MiSoC’s overall shape, academic direction and relevance to policy and practice. It is currently chaired by Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare.
Members of the Advisory Board for 2014-2027 are listed below:
- Professor Mike Brewer, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Economist, Resolution Foundation
- Dr Tammy Campbell, Director for Early Years, Inequalities and Wellbeing, EPI
- Dr Sarah Cattan, Mission Director, NESTA
- Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare, Director, Institute for Public Health and Wellbeing, University of Essex (Chair)
- Professor Gabriele Durrant, Director, NCRM
- Catherine Han, UKRI ESRC, MiSoC Case Officer (Observer)
- Lucie Moore, Acting Head of the Evaluation Task Force, Cabinet Office
- Marley Morris, Associate Director for Migration, Trade and Communities, IPPR
- Ollie Newton, Executive Director, Edge Foundation
- Professor Almudena Sevilla, Professor of Economic and Social Policy, LSE
- Donna Ward, Director of Strategic Policy, Department for Education (DfE)
- Dr Aideen Young, Senior Evidence Manager, What Works Centre on Ageing Better