Sanjay Pradhan

Sanjay Pradhan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Open Government Partnership. Sanjay has served as a global spokesperson on open governance at major forums, including the TED Global Conference, the BBC World Debate, the British House of Commons and the European Parliament. Bringing a wealth of open government and innovation experience to the role, he previously served in three senior positions at the World Bank: as the Vice President for Leadership, Learning and Innovation, the Vice President of the World Bank Institute, and the Director for Governance. While at the World Bank, Sanjay tirelessly promoted open development. He led the WBG’s Governance & Anticorruption Strategy, launched the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, incubated ICT-mediated citizen feedback to improve governance, initiated Open Contracting with Partners, & rolled out a flagship Collaborative Leadership for Development program to help government & civil society leaders undertake collaborative actions

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