Peter Varga

Peter joined OGP in 2016, where he currently manages the Eastern Partnership programme, responsible for strategic leadership and team management. He also provides direct support to government and civil society stakeholders in various OGP members, helping them develop and implement open government reforms. Earlier he led OGP’s work across the North Sea/Baltic Sea region and civil society engagement across Europe.

Prior to OGP, Peter worked at Transparency International’s Secretariat, supporting 15 national chapters across the Nordic, Baltic and Central European regions, as well as devising the movement’s global internal communications policy. Earlier, he developed social enterprises and consulted on non-profit sustainability in emerging markets, and piloted the world’s first LGBT venture philanthropy fund. Peter also gained private sector experience working for a global marketing agency. He was Fulbright Visiting Practitioner at Stanford University in 2011-2012, holds an MA in International Relations and European Studies from Central European University, and a BA in Political Science from Yale University. Currently dividing his time between Budapest and Berlin, Peter is also an avid reader of history books and a blessed cheesemaker.