People

Mercedes joined OGP in June 2022. She supports the execution of the OGP Local strategy, including onboarding and managing members, preparing learning activities, and facilitating the community of practice. Before joining OGP, Mercedes worked as a Project Manager in the…

Kyende Kinoti joined the Open Government Partnership in June 2022.  Kyende supports the successful execution of the Open Government Leadership Collaborative (OGLC). She oversees all stages of the OGLC program including; planning for each cohort, inducting participants, facilitating the curriculum’s delivery,…

Benjamin Fuentes is an economist who studied a master’s degree in International Economics at Essex University in the United Kingdom He worked at the Mexican Public Sector for more than 22 years. Specifically, he was part of the National Audit…

Fanny Udin joined the Open Government Partnership as Human Resources Manager in June 2022. Based in London, she focuses on providing global HR support to staff while helping the team advance their ambitious workplan. Prior to OGP, Fanny worked as…

Clorinda joined OGP in May 2022 as a Program Officer for OGP Local to support the Americas region, create a new approach to the capacity-building program for local reformers, and enhance the creation of a local community of practice around…

Carina supports the public sectors and civil society in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in their open government efforts. Additionally, she coordinates the subregional Nordic+ caucus. She joined OGP in 2022 before which she headed the Estonian…

Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi is the Open Government Director at the Government of the Basque Country since April 2021. She has also more than 12 years’ experience in local- municipality level policies practice. She promotes public policies, channels and actions to strengthen…