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About BIGPAG: An Institution Anchored in Scholarship, Practice, and Public Purpose.

BIGPAG is the policy research and advisory institute of Cavalla International University.

Why BIGPAG Was Established

Good Intentions Are Not Enough. Not in Policy. Not in Governance.

BIGPAG was established to address a persistent gap: while academic research generates important evidence and institutions face complex policy decisions, the translation between the two is often weak.

The Institute was created to be a credible, independent, and applied space — drawing on the depth of Cavalla International University while engaging directly with the institutions that shape public outcomes.

Our Mandate

Five ways BIGPAG delivers on its purpose — across policy and governance..

Research

Original and applied research that informs policy choices and institutional design.

Advisory

Direct advisory support to institutional leaders making consequential decisions on policy design, governance reform, and implementation.

Policy Dialogue

Bringing together governments, institutions, researchers, and decision-makers to collectively challenge how policy and governance are approached — and build the momentum for change.

Capacity Development

Executive learning programmes and policy labs designed to strengthen how institutions think about, design, and deliver policy and governance outcomes.

Policy and Governance Reform Design

We help institutions move from diagnosis to action — designing policy frameworks and governance systems that are contextual, evidence-based, and built to perform beyond the page they are written on.

Our Institutional Home

Rooted in a University. Independent in Purpose.

As the dedicated policy research and advisory institute of Cavalla International University, BIGPAG draws directly on the university’s faculty expertise, research capacity, and academic networks — bringing scholarly rigour to every engagement without being confined by it.

At the same time BIGPAG operates with full independence in its policy positions, research agenda, and institutional engagements. We are not captured by any academic, political, or donor agenda. Our recommendations are driven by evidence and shaped by the specific context of each institution we work with.

How BIGPAG Approaches Policy and Governance

We start with a question. What is actually happening inside this institution? What are the real pressures its leadership is navigating? What has been tried before and why did it fall short? What does success genuinely look like here — not in a report, but in practice?

Only when we have honest answers to those questions do we begin to think about recommendations. Because a governance solution designed without that understanding is not a solution — it is an assumption dressed up as one. This is what we mean when we say policy and governance are human and institutional systems. The technical dimensions matter. But they are never the whole story.

What Makes BIGPAG Distinct

Four things that shape everything we do.

Who We Work With

A network of institutions across sectors and geographies.

Governments & Ministries

Development Partners

Multilateral Organisations

Private Sector

Civil Society

Think Tanks

Academic Networks

Research Institutions

Governance & Integrity

Operating principles that guide every engagement.

BIGPAG’s credibility rests on the discipline of how we work. These principles are not aspirational — they are operating standards.

We maintain full independence in our research findings and policy recommendations — no funder, partner, or political interest influences our conclusions.

We identify and actively manage conflicts of interest before any engagement begins — not after they become a problem.

We respect the confidentiality of every institutional relationship — what clients share with us in the course of an engagement stays within that engagement.

We are transparent about who funds our work and what our institutional relationships are — because credibility cannot survive ambiguity about interests.

We never impose solutions on the institutions we work with — our role is to advise, inform, and support. The decisions and their ownership always remain with the institution.

We hold ourselves to the same standards of evidence and rigour that we ask of the institutions we work with — our own work must reflect the quality we advocate for.

Our Leadership

Leadership & Advisory

BIGPAG is led by people who bring together academic rigour, institutional experience, and a genuine conviction that policy and governance work must do better.

What unites them is not just expertise — it is a shared belief that closing the gap between policy ambition and real outcomes requires a fundamentally different approach.

Ready to Start a Conversation?

If what you have read reflects the kind of policy and governance partnership your institution has been looking for — we want to hear from you.