IHS works with a network of associates as lecturers, project experts and researchers. This includes some former staff. These are professionals and academics from various backgrounds, expertise and nationalities. IHS utilises their knowledge and acquaintance with the mission of the Institute, its philosophy and development approach.
| Name | Title | Field of expertise | Organisation, country |
| Veronica Olivotto | MSc | Climate Change Adaptation | The New School, New York |
| Ellen Geurts | Senior Expert | Housing | The Hague University of Applied Sciences |
| Luca D'Acci | PhD | Urban morphology | IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam Politecnico di Torino, University of Birmingham |
| Specialist | Urban Land Market and Finance | ||
| Johnny Astrand | Director | Housing | Housing Development and Management, Lund University, Sweden |
| Mansee Bal | PhD | IHS, EUR Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, The Netherlands | |
| Banarshree Banerjee | Consultant | Housing | India |
| Alistair Blunt | Team Leader | Land | IHS project, Ghana |
| Forbes Davidson | Senior Expert | Urban Policy & Planning | |
| Corazon Dee | Dr | Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines | |
| Edesio Fernandes | |||
| Liliana Sara Miranda | Environment | Peru | |
| Sorina Racoviceanu | Dr | Economics | IHS Romania |
| Manjunath Sadashiva | Dr | ||
| David Satterthwaithe | Dr | Environment | International Institute for Environmental Development, UK |
| Ester Steekelenburg | Director, Dr | Land | Urban Solutions, HongKong, China |
| Nic Taralunga | Director, Dr | Planning | IHS Romania |