Peter Varga

Peter joined OGP’s Country Support Team in July 2016. He is responsible for strategic leadership and team management for the Support Unit’s work in the Eastern Partnership region and manages the EU for Integrity program. He also provides direct support to government and civil society stakeholders in various OGP members to develop and implement open government reforms.

Prior to OGP, Peter worked with Transparency International supporting 15 national chapters across the Nordic, Baltic, and Central European regions, as well as devising the movement’s global internal communications policy. Earlier, he had developed social enterprises and consulted on non-profit sustainability in emerging markets, and piloted the world’s first LGBT venture philanthropy fund. Peter also gained private sector experience working for a global marketing agency. He was a Fulbright Visiting Practitioner at Stanford University from 2011-2012, holds an MA in International Relations and European Studies from Central European University, and a BA in Political Science from Yale University. Currently dividing his time between Budapest and Berlin, Peter is an avid reader of history books and a blessed cheesemaker.