Julie McCarthy
"Julie is co-director of the Economic Justice Program and previously served as director of the support unit at the Open Government Partnership (OGP), providing strategic advice, liaising with stakeholders, and fundraising. She was Senior Adviser to the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, working with the Obama administration and the Brazilian government to implement OGP initiatives. In 2009, as a Franklin Fellow and Peacebuilding Advisor at the US Mission to the United Nations, Julie helped launch a multimillion-dollar peace-building programme in Liberia. Prior to this, she directed the Open Society Foundations’ Revenue Watch Programme and cofounded the Revenue Watch Institute, serving as its deputy director until 2009. She was programme associate for Globalization Reform/Iraq Revenue Watch at the Open Society Foundations as well as global coordinator for the Soros Foundation Network on the Millennium Challenge Account. Julie sits on the advisory boards of the Revenue Watch Institute and International Budget Project and is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds an MA in International Relations with a focus on conflict and governance from Yale University."[1]
- Director, Publish What You Pay
