Chair of New Diplomacy, a Prague-based strategic policy insights centre. Jeff has provided policy expertise to clients such as the Council of Europe, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). From 2005-2015, he was Executive Director of PASOS, a network of independent think-tanks in Europe and Central Asia, and he twice served as co-Chair of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. From 2000-2005, he was Director of Communications at the international secretariat of Transparency International (TI). From 1995-1998, he was Central Europe correspondent for The European newspaper, and from 1987-1995 he was an editor and journalist in London for The European, the Sunday Times, New Statesman, Tribune, and other titles. He was an op-ed contributor for the International Herald Tribune. He is the author and editor of a range of publications on inclusive policymaking, including two books for the Council of Europe on civil participation in political decision-making.
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