Designing policy · Fostering dialogue · Creating impact
About the lill Institute
The lill Institute for Public Value is an innovative, independent, not-for-profit research institute, dedicated to advancing leadership in public policy, public administration, and public finance.
To equip public institutions with the strategies and frameworks they need to create genuine public value.
A world where public institutions lead with purpose, confidence, and impact.
Our values
Leadership
We foster leadership in public policy, public administration and public finance.
Innovation
We do innovative research that finds unconventional solutions to societal challenges.
Learning
We keep learning, so that policies and decisions rest on the latest insights.
Legacy
We aim for lasting impact on policies, institutions and the leaders who change them.
Three pillars, one question: what creates public value?
Public Policy
We examine regulatory frameworks, policy design and implementation, and compare policy innovations across countries, so that policymakers can build responsive and forward-looking solutions.
Research in public policyPublic Administration
We study organisational structures, governance models and service delivery, from performance management to inter-agency coordination, to help public bodies become more effective, accountable and citizen-centred.
Research in public administrationPublic Finance
We analyse and shape public financial instruments for innovation, trade, development and sustainability, from blended finance to development and climate guarantees, and support their design, implementation and evaluation.
Research in public financeGovernance and funding
Governance and fundingLegal form and directors
The institute is a not-for-profit company (gGmbH) registered in Germany.
Prof Dr Andreas Klasen, Managing Director
Prof Dr Henning Meyer, Director
Advisory Board
Six leaders from academia, policy and practice provide strategic guidance and support our mission. Meet the Advisory Board
How we are funded
The institute is supported by multilateral institutions, governments, public agencies and philanthropies.
AKA Bank · Afreximbank · Deutsche Bank · Etihad Credit Insurance · Export Development Canada · Finnvera · KUKE · LBBW · MSIG USA · Qatar Development Bank · SERV · Santander · Swiss Re · UK Export Finance
Advisory Board

Prof Dr Catherine E. de Vries
Professor of Political Science and Vice Dean, IE University
Prof Dr Patrick Dunleavy
Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, LSE
Prof Dr Thomas Hale
Professor of Global Public Policy and MPP Director, University of Oxford
Prof Dr Christian Kastrop
President and CEO, Global Solutions Initiative
Prof Dr Christine Neuhold
Professor of EU Democratic Governance, Maastricht University
Prof Dr Benedict O. Oramah
Former President and Chairman, Afreximbanklill Global Symposium
Unlocking innovative finance, fostering global cooperation. Policymakers, public finance leaders and researchers on finance and cooperation in a neorealist moment, hosted with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

Contact
Research Home
Vorstadtstrasse 71
77709 Wolfach
Germany
Oxford Engagement Hub
46 Woodstock Road
Oxford OX2 6HT
United Kingdom
info@lill-institute.org
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