People

Lara is an Urban Development Specialist at WRI Brasil. She has been working in the follow-up and training for the elaboration of Master, Metropolitan and Mobility Plans, as well as projects related to active mobility, governance, social housing, energy efficiency…

Katherine was OGP’s Senior Learning Officer from January 2020 to March 2023. Prior to OGP, she worked at Open Contracting Partnership and Development Gateway.

Katria Tomko is a Project Officer for the Open Up Contracting program at Hivos where she assists with the organization and execution of the Local Open Contracting Initiative (LOCI). She is passionate about empowering vulnerable populations and has a comprehensive…

Glynnis Cummings-John is the Deputy Country Director at Restless Development Sierra Leone, a development INGO powered by young people. Restless Development has offices across Africa, Asia and America, and is currently driving grassroots change across all 16 districts in Sierra…

He/him Pepe provides guidance and assistance to civil society organizations and governments across North America, Central America and The Caribbean since 2019, supporting the development and implementation of open government reforms. Prior to OGP, he worked for nearly a decade…

Al Kags is the founder of the Open Institute, an organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya that works with African governments, Civil Society Organisations and Citizen Groups to promote Open Government and Citizen Participation. Al is also a Technical Advisory Committee member for the Global…

Ruth Kendagor holds an M.A degree in Economics combined with training in accounting. She currently works as an Economics lecturer at the University of Eldoret, and serves as the IRM researcher for Elgeyo Marakwet County. She has worked as a…

Andy McDevitt is an independent researcher with more than 15 years’ experience supporting governance reform around the globe, with a strong focus on transparency, accountability and anti-corruption. He specializes in the design of research tools, policy analysis, and strategy &…

Ifeoma Ologwa joined OGP in October 2019 as a Human Resources Associate for a one-year Atlas Corps Fellowship. She has over seven years’ experience in for profit and not-for-profit sectors, spanned across Consulting, Maritime, HIV/ AIDS, Youth Development, Community/ Public…

Young Chin is the Minister of Interior and Safety of South Korea.