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”.
The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and Nina Pop and other black men, women and persons in the LGBTQIA+ community are a blatant manifestation of systemic, entrenched racism and bigotry.
OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan writes about how the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled governments and citizens alike to take unprecedented, mitigating actions. In their shared struggle, mutual trust between government and citizenry can be key for successful, mutually-reinforcing response and recovery.
Respuesta abierta, recuperación abierta La confianza como el antídoto a COVID-19 Resumen Ejecutivo La pandemia de COVID-19 ha orillado a los gobiernos y ciudadanos a tomar medidas de mitigación sin precedentes. En esta lucha común, la confianza mutua entre el…
Réponse ouverte, Récupération ouverte Bâtir la confiance comme antidote à la COVID-19 Résumé La pandémie de COVID-19 a contraint les gouvernements et les citoyens à prendre des mesures sans précédent pour atténuer les dommages. Dans leur lutte commune, la confiance…
The Americas have been the vibrant heart of OGP from the outset. So it is appropriate that we seek to build strong alliance with the Organization of American States (OAS). In the Americas, 19 countries are members of OGP as…
Las Américas han estado en el corazón de OGP desde el inicio. Por ello, es importante que busquemos establecer una alianza con la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA). En las Américas, 19 países son miembros de OGP y la OEA…
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