Berggruen Institute
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| Founder | Nicolas Berggruen |
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| Type | Think tank |
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| Endowment | $500 million (2016) |
| Website | Berggruen Institute |
The Berggruen Institute (formerly Berggruen Institute on Governance) is an independent, non-partisan think tank which develops ideas to shape political and social institutions.
The Institute's mission is to "develop foundational ideas and, through them, shape political and social institutions for the 21st Century." Its self-declared mission is to foster new ideas and challenge assumptions in “the age of technology and globalization... critical analysis of our most fundamental beliefs and the systems founded on them is required.”
The Berggruen Institute was founded in 2010 by Nicolas Berggruen. Formerly known as the Berggruen Institute on Governance, the Institute launched various projects devoted to proposing and implementing new ideas of governance. Today the Institute is composed of the Berggruen Governance Center and the Berggruen Philosophy and Culture Center.
The Berggruen Governance Center is dedicated to the design and implementation of new ideas of good governance relevant to the common challenges of globalization in the 21st century. This is primarily being done through three projects: the 21st Century Council, the Council for the Future of Europe, and the Think Long Committee for California.
The 21st Century Council brings together former heads of state, global thinkers and entrepreneurs to address the challenges arising as power shifts from Western-dominated globalization to a multipolar world. The Council is devoted to global governance reform with the aim to “build on a convergence of interests in order to create a community of interests.”
Initially formed as a shadow G-20, the Council presented its recommendations to President Nicolas Sarkozy of France in 2011 prior to the G-20 Summit in Cannes, as well as to President Felipe Calderon of Mexico and his successor Enrique Pena Nieto in 2012 prior to the G-20 Summit in Mexico.
In November 2013, the Council held its first “Understanding China” conference in Beijing with President Xi Jinping of China. A second meeting was held in November 2015. The Council met with Chinese officials including State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Deputy Foreign Minister Fu Ying, and the deputy head of CCPPD, Lu Wei.
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