Manish Bapna

Manish Bapna is the President and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

He served as a civil society member of the OGP Steering Committee from 2014-2018, and was the civil society Co-Chair from 2016-2017.

Authored Content

The Future of Open Government

This blog post originally appeared on The Huffington Post. More than 4,000 people gathered in Paris from 7-9th December for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2016 hosted by the Government of France. OGP is a unique partnership dedicated to making…

19th December 2016

Fighting Exclusion, Inequality and Distrust: The Open Government Challenge

It is a great honor and pleasure to welcome you to the OGP Global Summit in Paris. I’d particularly like to recognize President Hollande and his team, whose leadership and commitment to open government have been invaluable. I would also…

8th December 2016

Notre Vision : Faire du Gouvernement Ouvert un Vrai Moteur de Changement

English version here. Les priorités de la co-présidence de la France et du World Resources Institute pour 2016-2017 Le Partenariat pour un Gouvernement Ouvert doit produire un impact toujours plus visible et tangible sur la vie des citoyens, sur leur…

23rd September 2016