Leadership

The Phillips Brickers Institute™ is led by Dr. Simona L. Brickers, an independent scholar-practitioner whose work brings together social systems, lived experience, relational ecology, and the deeper structures that shape human well-being.

Her leadership is defined by clarity, careful attention, and an uncommon ability to see the patterns beneath events, histories, and interpersonal life.

Dr. Brickers approaches inquiry with both analytical rigor and a human-centered lens. She examines how people and institutions navigate complexity, respond to shifting environments, and seek meaning in moments of transformation. Her work is grounded in a long-view perspective—one that values accuracy, depth, and the integrity required to understand what is often sensed before it is spoken or formally named.

As a scholar-practitioner, she bridges intellectual research with embodied insight, integrating narrative, environment, social context, and human experience into a cohesive understanding of contemporary life. Her leadership reflects the Institute’s core commitments: disciplined inquiry, relational clarity, ethical engagement, and the pursuit of knowledge that supports both individuals and communities.

Dr. Brickers collaborates with scholars, practitioners, and institutions whose values align with the Institute’s orientation toward long-view thinking, meaningful inquiry, and the creation of frameworks that guide understanding in times of uncertainty and emerging futures. Her work positions the Institute as a distinctive home for integrative thought, grounded scholarship, and research that honors the complexity and dignity of human experience.