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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Therese Bateson
Senior Finance Manager
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Maria da Graça Prado
Lead Research and Policy Adviser
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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, Latin America
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Melina San Martín
Lead Programme Manager
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Lauren Pemberton-Nelson
Communications Manager
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Nicolas Ronderos
Senior Programme Manager - Private Sector
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Hamish Goldie-Scot
Technical Adviser
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Michael Cengkuru
Open Data Specialist
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Søren Kirk Jensen
Strategic Adviser
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Aída Martínez Mórtola
Programme Manager
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Sebghatullah Karimi
Technical Adviser
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Clara Feng
Regional Adviser for Asia
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David Zamora
Infrastructure Transparency Index Coordinator
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