The Strategic Oversight Board represents the range of stakeholders engaged with Understanding Society. The Board independently oversee the direction and operational delivery of the Study, working closely with the Co-Investigators team.
| Professor Heather Brown | Lancaster University | Profile page |
| Mike Daly | Department for Work and Pensions | |
| Dr Ben Etheridge | University of Essex | Profile page |
| Professor Nissa Finney | University of St Andrews | Profile page |
| Mark Franks | The Nuffield Foundation | Profile page |
| Professor Vernon Gayle | University of Edinburgh | Profile page |
| Claire Harding | Royal Borough of Greenwich | |
| Natasha Mutebi | Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology | Profile page |
| Tony Whiffen | Welsh Government | |
| Laura Wilson | Independent | Profile page |
| Dr Keming Yang | Durham University | Profile page |