Claire Schouten is a Senior Program Officer at the International Budget Partnership working with supreme audit institutions (SAIs), government ministries, civil society actors, international organizations, investors and development partners around the world to advance budget transparency, participation, credibility and accountability norms and practices. Claire is a specialist in social accountability, action learning, capacity development, and […]

Sally Torbert is a Senior Program Officer with the International Budget Partnership (IBP) working on IBP’s Open Budget Survey and Budget Credibility project. Sally is a public sector and governance specialist with expertise in public financial management, service delivery, social accountability, and capacity building. She has previously held positions with the World Bank, DAI, UNCDF, […]

Ms Mino Ramaroson is a rural development specialist and a gender activist from Madagascar. She is a development economist by training and had worked for national and civil society organizations and international coalitions/networks for the last twelve years. She has worked on issues as varied as microfinance, education, rural development, gender and land. She has […]

Lyric Thompson is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). In this capacity, she leads the institution’s formulation of evidence-based policy recommendations and oversees ICRW’s advocacy efforts with the U.S. Government and internationally. Lyric brings more than ten years of experience in global gender and development issues […]