Institute for Government


The Institute for Government is a United Kingdom independent think tank which aims to improve government effectiveness through research and analysis. Based at 2 Carlton Gardens in central London and founded as a charity in 2008, it was initially funded with approximately £15 million by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, at the instigation of Lord Sainsbury.

Stated aims

The Institute for Government works to make government more effective. It engages with UK MPs, senior civil servants and others by:
The Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales with cross-party governance.

Director

In September 2016, Bronwen Maddox replaced Peter Riddell as Director. For the previous five-and-a-half years, she had been the Editor and Chief Executive of current affairs and culture magazine Prospect. Previously, Maddox had spent 14 years at The Times as Chief Foreign Commentator, Foreign Editor, and US Editor and Washington Bureau Chief, and had worked at the Financial Times, investigating Robert Maxwell.
Sir Michael Bichard was its first director until 2010. In 2018, the charity was named Economic Think Tank of the Year in Prospects annual awards.

Funding

The Institute for Government has been rated as 'highly transparent' in its funding by Transparify and has been a given an A grade for funding transparency by Who Funds You?