Sabiedriskās Politikas Centrs Providus

2003 - present

Director, Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS

Establishment and management of the leading policy think-tank in Latvia

1996 - 2003

Executive Director, Soros Foundation - Latvia

Responsible for managing Latvia’s largest private grant-making institution, with grant making
during the period exceeding 30 million USD. Designed and operated major programs in
non-governmental organization development, internet development, education reform,
prison and police reform, mental disabilities advocacy,  anti-corruption, and capacity
development of the local policy community.

1995 - 1996

Consultant, Latvian National Human Rights Office

Provided institution-building expertise during the start-up phase of a new government
institution – an independent human rights office with ombudsman functions.

1994 - 1995

Minister of State Reform

Served in a Cabinet-level position with the portfolio of public administration reform and
local government affairs. Major policy work included: design and introduction of a civil
service system, establishment of a School of Public Administration, redesign of the decision-making
process of the Cabinet, drafting and introduction of legislation on access to information
and conflicts of interest.

1993 - 1994

State Secretary, Ministry of State Reform

1992 - 1993

Director, Department of Foreign Aid Coordination, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1991

Consultant, Department of Foreign Economic Relations

1984 - 1988

Broadcast Journalist, Voice of America (Washington D.C.)

2003 – present

Vice Chair, Consultative Council for Public Administration Reform

2000 – 2001

Member, External Advisory Board on Governance and Anticorruption in the Europe and
Central Asia Region, World Bank

1996

Co-Author, Member of the Editorial Team, Latvia National Human Development Report 1996 

1990

M.A., International Economics and Soviet Studies, Johns Hopkins University,
School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, USA

1983

B.A., International Relations, American University, Washington, DC, USA

2004 – present

Member of Centre for Public Policy ROVIDUS

2001 – present 

World Wildlife Fund – Latvia chapter, Member of the Board (as of 2003 – Board Chair)

1999 – 2004

Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies, Member of the Board

1998 – 2005 

Latvian National Library Development Fund, Member of the Board

English (mother-tongue), Latvian (mother-tongue), Russian (intermediate), German