diff --git a/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_contributor_insti_admin.py b/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_contributor_insti_admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c55ae1023f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_contributor_insti_admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import pytest
+from osf.models import Contributor, NodeLog
+from osf_tests.factories import (
+    AuthUserFactory,
+    ProjectFactory,
+    InstitutionFactory,
+)
+from api.base.settings.defaults import API_BASE
+from rest_framework import status
+from tests.utils import assert_latest_log
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+class TestChangeInstitutionalAdminContributor:
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def user(self):
+        return AuthUserFactory()
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def institution(self):
+        return InstitutionFactory()
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def institutional_admin(self, institution):
+        admin_user = AuthUserFactory()
+        institution.get_group('institutional_admins').user_set.add(admin_user)
+        return admin_user
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def project(self, user, institutional_admin):
+        project = ProjectFactory(creator=user)
+        project.add_contributor(institutional_admin, visible=False)
+        return project
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def url_contrib(self, project, user):
+        return f'/{API_BASE}nodes/{project._id}/contributors/{user._id}/'
+
+    def test_cannot_set_institutional_admin_contributor_bibliographic(self, app, user, project, institutional_admin, url_contrib):
+        res = app.put_json_api(
+            url_contrib,
+            {
+                'data': {
+                    'id': f'{project._id}-{institutional_admin._id}',
+                    'type': 'contributors',
+                    'attributes': {
+                        'bibliographic': True,
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            auth=user.auth,
+            expect_errors=True
+        )
+        assert res.status_code == 409
+        project.reload()
+        contributor = Contributor.objects.get(
+            node=project,
+            user=institutional_admin
+        )
+        assert not contributor.visible
diff --git a/osf/migrations/0025_contributor_institutional_admin_and_more.py b/osf/migrations/0025_contributor_institutional_admin_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72648343b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf/migrations/0025_contributor_institutional_admin_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.13 on 2024-12-04 23:25
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('osf', '0024_institution_link_to_external_reports_archive'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='contributor',
+            name='institutional_admin',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='osf.institution'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddConstraint(
+            model_name='contributor',
+            constraint=models.CheckConstraint(check=models.Q(('visible', True), ('institutional_admin__isnull', False), _negated=True), name='no_visible_with_institutional_admin'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/osf/models/contributor.py b/osf/models/contributor.py
index 4c5807f3ee2..df1f4c8b55b 100644
--- a/osf/models/contributor.py
+++ b/osf/models/contributor.py
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ def permission(self):
 
 class Contributor(AbstractBaseContributor):
     node = models.ForeignKey('AbstractNode', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    institutional_admin = models.ForeignKey(
+        'Institution',
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        null=True,
+        blank=True
+    )
 
     @property
     def _id(self):
@@ -40,6 +46,12 @@ class Meta:
         # Make contributors orderable
         # NOTE: Adds an _order column
         order_with_respect_to = 'node'
+        constraints = [
+            models.CheckConstraint(
+                check=~(models.Q(visible=True) & models.Q(institutional_admin__isnull=False)),
+                name='no_visible_with_institutional_admin',
+            )
+        ]
 
 
 class PreprintContributor(AbstractBaseContributor):
diff --git a/osf_tests/test_institutional_admin_contributors.py b/osf_tests/test_institutional_admin_contributors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e218f6a309a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/test_institutional_admin_contributors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import pytest
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from osf.models import Contributor, Institution
+from osf_tests.factories import AuthUserFactory, ProjectFactory, InstitutionFactory
+from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+class TestContributorModel:
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def user(self):
+        return AuthUserFactory()
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def project(self, user):
+        return ProjectFactory(creator=user)
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def institution(self):
+        return InstitutionFactory()
+
+    def test_contributor_with_visible_and_institutional_admin_raises_error(self, user, project, institution):
+        contributor = Contributor(
+            user=user,
+            node=project,
+            visible=True,
+            institutional_admin=institution
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(IntegrityError, match='new row for relation "osf_contributor" violates check constraint "no_visible_with_institutional_admin"'):
+            contributor.save()  # Use clean() for validation logic
+
+    def test_contributor_with_visible_but_no_institutional_admin(self, user, project):
+        # Ensure no duplicate contributor exists
+        Contributor.objects.filter(user=user, node=project).delete()
+
+        contributor = Contributor(
+            user=user,
+            node=project,
+            visible=True,
+            institutional_admin=None
+        )
+        # This should not raise an error
+        contributor.save()
+
+    def test_contributor_with_institutional_admin_but_not_visible(self, user, project, institution):
+        # Ensure no duplicate contributor exists
+        Contributor.objects.filter(user=user, node=project).delete()
+
+        contributor = Contributor(
+            user=user,
+            node=project,
+            visible=False,
+            institutional_admin=institution
+        )
+        # This should not raise an error
+        contributor.save()
+
+    def test_database_constraint_no_visible_with_institutional_admin(self, user, project, institution):
+        # Ensure no duplicate contributor exists
+        Contributor.objects.filter(user=user, node=project).delete()
+
+        Contributor.objects.create(
+            user=user,
+            node=project,
+            visible=False,
+            institutional_admin=institution
+        )  # Should succeed
+
+        with pytest.raises(Exception):  # Check database constraint
+            Contributor.objects.create(
+                user=user,
+                node=project,
+                visible=True,
+                institutional_admin=institution
+            )
diff --git a/website/templates/project/contributors.mako b/website/templates/project/contributors.mako
index 65954d3aced..368afc19545 100644
--- a/website/templates/project/contributors.mako
+++ b/website/templates/project/contributors.mako
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@
                     data-html="true"
                 ></i>
             </th>
+            <th class="curator-contrib">
+                Curator
+                <i class="fa fa-question-circle visibility-info"
+                    data-toggle="popover"
+                    data-title="Curator Information"
+                    data-container="body"
+                    data-placement="right"
+                    data-html="true"
+                ></i>
+            </th>
             <th class="remove"></th>
         </tr>
     </thead>
@@ -315,6 +325,7 @@
                 />
             </div>
         </td>
+        <td>Curator</td>
         <td data-bind="css: {'add-remove': !$root.collapsed()}">
             <div class="td-content" data-bind="visible: !$root.collapsed() || contributor.expanded()">
                 <!-- ko if: (contributor.canEdit() || canRemove) -->