Caiff y Comisiwn gefnogaeth yr Athro Alan Felstead fel Cynghorydd Arbenigol y Comisiwn. Mae yr Athro Felstead yn Athro Ymchwil yn Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Mae ei waith ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar sgiliau, hyfforddiant ac amrywiol agweddau ar ansawdd swyddi. Mae wedi cynhyrchu incwm ymchwil o £7.3 miliwn ac wedi cynhyrchu dros 200 o gyhoeddiadau. Yn seiliedig ar y dystiolaeth ymchwil, mae wedi rhoi cyngor arbenigol annibynnol i adrannau'r llywodraeth fel yr Adran Fusnes, Ynni a Strategaethau Diwydiannol ac asiantaethau megis Comisiwn y DU dros Gyflogaeth a Sgilau, Swyddfa'r Llywodraeth dros Wyddoniaeth a'r Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol.
The Commission will be supported by Professor Alan Felstead as the Commission’s Independent Expert Adviser. Professor Felstead is Research Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. His research focuses on skills, training and various aspects of job quality. He has generated research income of £7.3 million and has produced over 200 publications. Based on research evidence he has given independent expert advice to government departments such as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and agencies such as the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, the Government Office for Science, and the Office for National Statistics.