Our people
The International Secretariat that runs CoST day to day, and the Board and observers who guide it.
International Secretariat
The CoST International Secretariat is hosted by Engineers Against Poverty.
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Petter Matthews
Executive Director
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John Hawkins
Programme Director
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Evelyn Hernandez
Technical Director
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Justine Wharton
Head of Advocacy & Communications
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Maria da Graça Prado
Lead Research and Policy Adviser
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Hamish Goldie-Scot
Technical Adviser
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Søren Kirk Jensen
Strategic Adviser
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Sebghatullah Karimi
Technical Adviser
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Therese Bateson
Senior Finance Manager
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Olive Kabatwairwe
Regional Manager for Africa and Asia, and Learning Lead
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Manuel Gonzalez Caballero
Senior Regional Manager for Latin America
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Aída Martínez Mórtola
Programme manager
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Melina San Martín
Lead Programme Manager
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Lauren Pemberton-Nelson
Communications Manager
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Clara Feng
Asia Regional Adviser
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David Zamora
Infrastructure Transparency Index Coordinator
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Nicolas Ronderos
Senior Programme Manager - Private Sector
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Michael Cengkuru
Open Data Specialist
Our Board
Our Board reflects CoST's commitment to transparency and multi-stakeholder working, bringing together representatives from government, industry and civil society across the four continents where we work. We also publish the minutes of our Board meetings, which are available here.
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Rajiv Lall
CoST Board Chair
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Cynthia Patricia Cantero Pacheco
CoST Board Government Representative
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Kittidej Chantangkul
Private Sector Representative
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James N. Mwangi
Private sector representative
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Patricia Rincón Mazo
CoST Board Government Representative
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Rueben Lifuka
Co-opted Member
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Eyasu Yimer
CoST Board Civil Society Representative
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Claire Schouten
CoST Board Civil Society Representative
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Christiaan (Chrik) Poortman
CoST Special Adviser
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Petter Matthews
CoST Board International Secretariat Representative