Olena Ursu serves as the Portfolio Manager for the Democratic Governance and Reform Program of UNDP Ukraine. Olena joined the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine in 2005. Since 2017, she has been coordinating the UNDP project “Civil Society for…
Allison Merchant was the Senior Gender Advisor for the Open Government Partnership where she led the gender and inclusion portfolio across OGP’s thematic team. She joined OGP in 2018 to launch the Feminist Open Government Initiative, which aims to advance…
Jaime Mercado joined OGP in March 2017. He leads OGP's governance work, including providing strategic support to the OGP Steering Committee and its subcommittees. Prior to OGP, Jaime worked as an international development consultant with a focus on open government…
Diana joined the Open Government Partnership in April 2016. She supports the Chief Executive Officer and assists the Management team. Prior to joining OGP, she worked at the Freedom Forum and Newseum where she was responsible for the organization of…
Meghan joined the Open Government Partnership in April 2016. She is responsible for collaborating with OGP Support Unit staff, host governments, and civil society to run OGP regional and global events. Prior to joining OGP, Meghan was the Advocacy and…
Sanjay Pradhan was appointed as OGP’s Global Ambassador starting January 2025 in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the open government movement. His role is to enhance OGP’s global positioning and advocate for open government values through public outreach and…
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Imani is a fourth year undergraduate student studying Communications and Media Studies Honours at Carleton University and will graduate in the Spring of 2019. Prior to the class, she hadn't heard about the Open Government Partnership and its initiatives. Throughout the…
Lucas is a fifth year student at Carleton University pursuing a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management. He specializes with communications and IT policy, which also happens to be the field where he's found employment. As a policy analyst with…
Jeff Lovitt is a member of the International Experts Panel (IEP) of the OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM). He is Chair of New Diplomacy in Prague, Czech Republic, and the author of the Participatory Democracy Academy concept, currently being implemented…
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