ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

	Ágnes Bátory - president Agnes Batory is an assistant professor and research fellow at the Central European University. She holds a law degree from ELTE Budapest and a PhD in International Relations from Cambridge University. Prior to joining CEU in 2003, she worked at the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Office and had contributed to various research projects while in the UK. Her professional interests include comparative politics and public policy with a focus on European integration, transparency and good governance. She currently teaches graduate courses on these subjects including corruption control and public sector ethics, and contributes to professional training and curriculum development efforts internationally.



	András Lőke - co-president András Lőke edited the Interview section of HVG, also being author to articles on international politics and economy, mainly Middle Eastern and European affairs. He has been the chairman of the Soma Göbölyös Foundation, a civil organization for endorsing investigative journalism, since 2001. As a grantee of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, in 1994 he studied grass-roots movements in the US. He took his MA degree from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, in English and Oriental Studies.



	Péter Holtzer - board member Partner at ORIENS IM. Peter worked for 13 years in the Hungarian asset management industry, managed two of the leading companies, and was chairman of the fund managers’ association for a few years. He started to be involved in pension system issues during that time, and participated in the preparation of the 1997 pension reform. He has taken part in pension consulting projects for the World Bank in Nigeria, Uganda and Bosnia, among others. Besides other pension-related engagements Peter has been the chairman of the Pension and Old Age Roundtable since 2007. In recent years he has been involved in projects which are important for him, such as, besides Transparency International, working on studies dealing with growth, employment, tax system, public education and roma issues; Common Purpose Hungary; Foundation for Self Provision; „Gézengúz” Foundation for Children with Birth Injuries. He is trying to spend much time with his two children, is a heavy reader of predominantly history-related books, plays football, is a frequent visitor to classical music concerts, and tries to support some of his musician friends with ideas and contacts.



	József Martin - board member After having been trained at Corvinus University of Budapest, Mr. Martin started his journalistic career at Világgazdaság, Hungarian business daily. Then, he worked 12 years at the editorial office of Figyelő, business weekly where he filled in the positions of journalist, head of section, deputy editor-in-chief, and editor-in-chief from 2003 until 2009. Ringier, the Swiss media group asked him to launch a new quality Sunday paper but then, due to the financial crisis, the project was stopped. Nowadays, Mr. Martin appears in the domestic and international publications and media, he is chief economist of Bruxinfo, editor of Európai Tükör (European Mirror), a review, and works as consultant and analyst for a number of private and public institutions. In 2010 he was co-author of a book on the financial crisis (“Álomcsőd” – Dream Default). He is member of jury of the Prize for Qualitative Journalism. He teaches European studies and economic journalism at the Corvinus University of Budapest.

STAFF

	Noémi Alexa - executive director Noémi Alexa is the Executive Director of Transparency International Hungary. She is an economist and holds a PhD degree in International Relations from Corvinus University. Prior to joining TI Hungary she worked in public administration and co-operated in research activities on EU funds. She has wide experience in managing and implementing international projects and research.



	Ádám Földes - legal director Ádám Földes holds a J.D. from ELTE University, Budapest, where he wrote his thesis on video surveillance. He also holds a Master's degree in Sociology from ELTE University, Budapest and studied sociology and law at the Humboldt University in Berlin on a Copernicus Scholarship (2001-2002). Ádám has been working in the field of human rights since 2003. He conducts research, advocacy and policy development to promote and defend the right of access to information. In addition to the right of access to information, he specializes in issues relating to protection of personal data and state secrecy. Prior to joining Transparency International Hungary, Ádám led the Freedom of Information and Personal Data Protection Program of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) between 2004 and 2008. He has extensive experience of engaging in law reform, providing expert opinions at ministerial and parliamentary level, monitoring levels of access to information in practice, and managing strategic litigation and campaigning. Before joining the organisation Ádám has also contributed to the work of TI Hungary in the field of whistleblower protection as well as re Anti-corruption agencies in the frame of the NIS. He also provided expertise on right to information issues in a number of countries in Central and Eastern Europe (including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Moldova, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia) as well Chile. He had acted as an expert for the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and participated in debates in Brussels on the European Union Access to Documents Regulation and on transparency of lobbying. He participated as a civil society observer in two International Conferences of Information Commissioners (Manchester 2006, New Zealand 2007)..



	Péter Tausz - head of private sector programs He has received his JD from University of Szeged, Faculty of Law in 2008 and an American Law Expert degree from University of Toledo, Ohio, USA and University of Szeged. Mr. Tausz has worked for the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary as a legal expert from 2007. He was responsible for the interest representation activities of the Chamber by drafting position papers and organizing professional events. He was the coordinator of the Corporate Governance and Business Integrity Committee, the Transparency Council, the Anti-Illicit Trade Committee and the Political and Legislative Committee of the Chamber. Mr. Tausz took a leading role in preparing modification proposals of the Public Procurement Act, the Labor Code and several anti-corruption regulations and also initiated the establishment of the Employers’ Forum of Labor Code. He joined TI Hungary in 2010 and leads all business sector projects and researches.



	Petra Burai - head of research Petra holds a JD from ELTE Faculty of Law, obtained an LLM in Human Rights from CEU in 2004 and got her MSc in Public Policy as a FCO Chevening scholar in the UK at University of Bristol in 2008. She has gained international professional experience at the Human Rights Directorate of Council of Europe in Strasbourg. She was a visiting professional at the German Federal Ministry of Interior as well as the Landeszentrale für Politische Bildungsarbeit in Berlin as a scholarship holder of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. Petra has worked at the Ministry of Education for two years and taught at the Department of Administrative Law of ELTE Faculty of Law. Before joining Transparency International Hungary she worked at the State Audit Office in the field of anti-corruption policies and organizational development. In January-February 2011 she was a visiting professional of the US International Leadership Program (IVLP). Petra specializes in questions related to good governance, accountability in the public sector, anti-corruption systems promoting transparency and protection of whistleblowers – she has also been conducting researches and giving lectures in the topics. She participated in the work of TI Hungary from the very beginning as an expert and researcher.



	Emese Hortobágyi- project manager Emese has an MA degree in communication studies, Hungarian language and literature and BA degree in international relations. She joined TI Hungary in 2009 and she is responsible for strengthen the organization’s emerging social networking efforts, improving online tools and developing advocacy campaigns. She is active in recruiting and creating volunteer network and developing people & youth engagement programs. Emese has worked for four months with Citizens Union of the City of New York in the framework of IREX’s Community Solutions Program.



	Krisztina Papp - project manager Economist, spent 20 years in finance at different financial institutions. She started her career as an investment banker, gained experience in corporate finance, worked 2 years for Prudential Investment Corporation and spent 12 years with the Hungarian subsidiary of GE Money Bank (Budapest Bank) where she headed the project finance desk in the past years. She is responsible for the financial, HR and operations management, workflow and project co-ordination at TI.



	Diána Sebestyén - office manager She graduated from the University of Debrecen in 2000 as a teacher of English grammar and literature. After 5 years of teaching and interpreting, she sought new challenges. Parallel with her studies at the Budapest Business School, she experienced the amazing world of the hospitality industry as the marketing manager of Radisson Blu Béke Hotel. Civil society and TI Hungary serve as the next great journey for her. As office manager, she supports the daily operation as well as the event management of the organization.



	Lóránd Gyenge - financial manager Lóránd studied both Romanian Literature and Aesthetics of Film at the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest while simultaneously studying accounting, and obtained his accounting qualification in 2003. He worked at a low-level harm-reduction outreach organization for six years as an accountant and youth counselor. Since 2009 he has been teaching administration to youth-counseling students at the Eötvös Loránd University’s Faculty of Elementary and Nursery School Teacher’s Training, and also helps other nonprofit organizations with their finances. Lóránd joined Transparency International Hungary in April 2011.