Our directors, in conjunction with the Chair of the Advisory Council, will determine the direction of the DEI.  The Advisory Council comprises a broad range of members with the specialist skills, experience and influence both to provide counsel to the DEI and to advance the mission of the DEI. The DEI is an independent body unaffiliated with any political party. Any participation of politicians on the Advisory Council will be balanced in such a way as to prevent the membership developing a politically partisan stance. The members of the Advisory Council come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, allowing the DEI to draw expertise from a broad base of sectors not limited to but including: economics, finance, law, technology, tax, privacy and intellectual property in academia, the private sector and/or the public sector.