About the Institute

An independent institute for an age of transition.

Horizon Search Institute studies how organizations must adapt to four converging transitions: artificial intelligence, human performance, planetary risk, and global governance, and turns that research into tools, briefings, and convenings leaders can use.

We are independent and nonprofit. We publish original research across our four pillars, build open governance tools any organization can use at no cost, and convene decision-makers in New York, London, and Tokyo.

Leadership

Strategic guidance, disciplined execution.

A small operational team, guided by senior advisors with standing in the fields the Institute touches.

Executive Directorate

David Lovejoy

Founding Executive Director. Leads HSI's research agenda across responsible AI, human performance, planetary futures, and governance and diplomacy.

Strategic Council

Ramu Damodaran

Architect of the United Nations Academic Impact initiative under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Senior advisor on institutional design, multilateral governance, and Track II diplomacy.

Susan Holliday

Global financial services leader and public and private company board director. Senior advisor on governance, board readiness, and institutional risk.

Advisory Board

Isaac Dakota Casados

Sovereign infrastructure and energy advisor with engagements across more than 100 Native Nations on self-determination, economic development, and resilience.

Jeff Sugar, MD

Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association. Former Faculty, University of Southern California. Senior advisor on cognitive performance and the Human Performance pillar.

Team

The associates who carry the work.

HSI's working team is composed of researchers, writers, and communicators drawn from leading universities. Associates contribute to original research, editorial production, partnerships, and the Institute's public-facing work.

Research & Editorial

Ashwin Telang

Northwestern University, Journalism and Economics. Co-lead, Governance Horizon Scan. Bylines in The Hill and the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology; research cited in U.S. Treasury work. Incoming summer associate, McKinsey & Company.

Cynthia Chen

Georgetown University, Economics (First Honors). Co-lead, Governance Horizon Scan. Deputy Blog Editor at The Hoya; joining Bain & Company.

Gloria Chen

New York University, International Relations. Research and editorial. Freelance writer at the Washington Square News; associate editor, NYU Undergraduate Law Society.

Communications & Editorial

Hernando Liu

Northwestern University, Journalism. Research and communications. Background in legislative and legal policy research.

Mia McCauley

University of Wisconsin–Madison, Journalism. Communications and editorial. Editor in Chief, Humans of UW–Madison; strategic communications experience in Melbourne and Vienna.

Additional associates joining through 2026.

Governance & Structure

How the Institute is governed.

Legal Structure

Horizon Search Institute is a Delaware nonprofit corporation (EIN 42-1954110), incorporated April 15, 2026. Its application for 501(c)(3) determination is anticipated in 2026. Until then, tax-deductible contributions are received through HSI's fiscal sponsor, Fiscal Sponsorship Allies, Inc. (EIN 85-0839183), a 501(c)(3) public charity.

Board & Advisory Structure

A founding board of directors is in formation. The Strategic Council and Advisory Board are advisory bodies that meet to inform HSI's research agenda and institutional positioning; they hold no governance, voting, or fiduciary role. Operational leadership rests with the Executive Directorate.

Editorial Independence

HSI's research is editorially independent. Patrons and funders support the mission and the pillars but do not direct research conclusions, review work before publication, or receive editorial input. The Institute discloses all individual and institutional contributions of $25,000 or more in its Annual Outlook, and reviews and discloses any funding from foreign government or state-linked entities regardless of size.