They surface the people, ideas, topics, and trends worth knowing about; they work with colleagues across NYU to quickly source high-quality context; they conduct their own research and leverage public information (such as media, white papers, and books) to supplement internal sources; and they distill their findings into clear, concise, and useful reports. Success in this role is defined by delivering briefings that help the president feel prepared for the week ahead, producing summaries that illuminate connections and spark the right conversations, and creating an institutional knowledge base that compounds in value.