The Sharif Policy Research Institute (SPRI) is a non-governmental academic organization with its headquarters in Tehran, Iran. All we do is motivated by a desire to address real-world problems through close collaboration with practitioners and policymakers. We conduct socially relevant research in compliance with international standards, partake in knowledge transfer, and support early career researchers. All of this is done to transform public policy, governance, and leadership by acting as a bridge between society's elites and governance institutions, enabling people to live in more just and sustainable communities.