Sanjay Pradhan joined the Open Government Partnership in May 2016.
Sanjay serves as the CEO of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). He leads a partnership of 76 countries and 106 local governments – together representing more than 2 billion people – along with thousands of civil society organizations, working together to make governments more transparent, participatory and responsive to citizens, and less corrupt. Sanjay leads OGP’s policy dialogue with Heads of States, ministers and civil society organizations, and serves as OGP’s global spokesperson. His latest public talk showcases how OGP renews democracy at a time of threat.
Sanjay earlier served as the World Bank’s Vice President for Leadership, Learning and Innovation and the Vice President of the World Bank Institute, and the Director for Governance.
Mr. Pradhan is a global spokesperson and distinguished speaker on governance and anticorruption issues, appearing in major world forums including the TED Global Conference, the UN General Assembly, the European Parliament, the BBC World Debate, South by Southwest, London Anti-Corruption Summit, IACC, Virtual Leaders’ Summit at UNGA, and OGP Global Summits. He has published widely, and was a principal author of the 1997 World Development Report. He holds a Ph.D. and a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. At the 2022 World Economic Forum Davos, Sanjay was awarded Social Innovator of the Year 2022 by The Schwab Foundation for being “a tireless champion of good governance and fighting corruption”.
This fireside chat brings together two leaders in open government: Sanjay Pradhan, outgoing CEO of OGP, and Rakesh Rajani, President of Just Systems and former OGP Co-Chair. As Sanjay prepares to step down as CEO after 9 years at the helm of OGP, this conversation offers a chance to reflect on the challenges confronting democracies, implications of the US elections and future of open government.
Sanjay Pradhan, CEO of the Open Government Partnership, has raised concerns over Paraguay’s proposed legislation impacting non-profit organizations.
Washington, DC – Como director ejecutivo de la Open Government Partnership (OGP), me preocupan profundamente las aprensiones planteadas por las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Paraguay sobre el posible impacto de la “Ley de Control, Transparencia y Rendición de Cuentas de las Organizaciones sin Fines de Lucro” sobre su capacidad de operar libremente y sobre los derechos fundamentales de asociación, expresión y privacidad.
The Open Government Leadership Collaborative (OGLC) pilot program sought to enhance the leadership capacity of reformers within the context of their work. As the program expands...
El programa piloto Colaborativo de Liderazgo de Gobierno Abierto (OGLC por sus siglas en inglés) buscó mejorar la capacidad de liderazgo de las personas reformadoras dentro del contexto de su trabajo.
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