Tonusree Basu

Tonu is the Deputy Director of Thematic Policy Areas at the Open Government Partnership, mobilizing partnerships and cross-country coalitions to promote sectoral reforms on issues like anti-corruption, civic space, and digital governance working with OGP members and partners.

Tonu has consulted on international open government projects, including Transparency for Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, UN Women, and the World Bank. She was part of the coalition leading India’s grassroots Right to Information campaign and serves on the founding Board of Satark Nagrik Sangathan (Citizens Vigilance Coalition) India, which promotes citizen participation in engaging marginalized communities. Previously, Tonu managed the media and civic engagement program of India’s independent parliamentary research initiative – PRS Legislative Research, where she helped launch the Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament fellowship. She also managed a global policy network, in collaboration with the UK Cabinet Office and World Economic Forum on social impact investing coming out of the G8 in 2013.