steering committee
The GPSA’s governance structure comprises a Steering Committee, co-chaired by the World Bank and its constituent members in rotation. It has a balanced representation of CSOs, donors and governments, consistent with the GPSA’s Board Paper.
The Committee provides guidance on strategy for the GPSA and approves CSO grant proposals. The current composition of the GPSA Steering Committee is as follows:
Government Members
Government of Ghana Ms. Eva Mendes
Head of Budget Reform, Ministry of Finance, Government of Ghana
Government of Jordan Ms. Feda Gharaibeh
Director, Reform Secretariat and Specialist Adviser to the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (on the refugee crisis response).
Government of Georgia Ms. Ekaterine Edgebuadze
First Deputy Minister of Education and Science
CSO Members
Ms. Izabella Toth
Director Institutional Fundraising and Donor Relations, Cordaid, The Netherlands
Dr. Gustavo Maurino
Executive Secretary, Civil Association for Equality and Justice, ArgentinaMr. Gopa Thampi
Director, Economic Governance – Sri Lanka, The Asia Foundation (current co-Chair)Donor Members
Ms. Jennifer Anderson Lewis
Senior Governance & Anti-Corruption Advisor, Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAMs. Johanna Jokinen-Gavidia
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Policy, FinlandMr. Jeff Hall
Senior Advisor, Economic Justice Program, Open Society FoundationsWorld Bank (co-Chair)
Mr. Juergen Voegele
Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank
Observer
Mr. Jeff Thindwa
Program Manager, Global Partnership for Social Accountability
Government members from Jordan and Georgia pending formal approval of the World Bank Board.