Those Who Keep Showing Up
OGP CEO Aidan Eyakuze reflects on the the work of Daniel Schuman, co-founder of the Congressional Data Coalition and founder of the American Governance Institute.
Aidan Eyakuze
Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]Aidan Eyakuze is the Chief Executive Officer of the Open Government Partnership. He is the former Executive Director of Twaweza East Africa, working to enable children to learn, citizens to exercise agency, and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
In May 2016, Aidan joined the OGP Steering Committee as a civil society member. Aidan served as the civil society co-chair for 2021-2022.
In June 2017, he was appointed to the Board of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).
Before joining OGP, Aidan was Associate Regional Director of the Society for International Development (SID) and Head of the SID Tanzania office. He has 15 years of experience as a scenario practitioner, through participation in national scenario-building projects in Kenya (2000 & 2010), Tanzania (2003), South Africa (2004), Nigeria (2007) and East Africa (2005-2008). He co-lead the publication of the State of East Africa Reports and facilitated futures thinking for private sector, civil society and public organisations.
Aidan is an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow. He is also a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) and served on the Governing Board of the Millennium Challenge Account (Tanzania) until August 2014. He maintains a keen intellectual and professional interest in economic policy, financial markets, and the impact of trends in information and communications technologies on society.
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