CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative is the leading global initiative improving transparency and accountability in public infrastructure. CoST works with government, industry and civil society to promote the disclosure …
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Therese Bateson
Therese is our Senior Finance Manager. She has a background in charity finance with a focus on International Development and spent several years working overseas.
Olive Kabatwairwe
Olive Kabatwairwe is the Africa Regional Manager and Learning Lead for CoST International. She has over a decade of experience in gender, development and governance work across various disciplines majorly, …
Manuel Gonzalez Caballero
Manuel leads on the CoST Latin America strategy, identifying opportunities for CoST within the region and providing technical support and advice to the region’s country managers and multi-stakeholder groups. Manuel …
Christiaan (Chrik) Poortman
Chrik previously chaired the CoST Board from 2011 to 2025. In addition to his role with CoST, he was Senior Adviser at Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption. Until 2010, Chrik …
Melina San Martín
Melina oversees programme implementation and strategic planning, leading on monitoring and evaluation to ensure high-quality programming and measurable impact across CoST members and global partners. She coordinates strategic partnerships, grant …