Finn Heinrich has close to 20 years of international programmatic and research experience on governance, democracy and civil society issues during which he served as Programme Director for CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and more recently as Research Director for Transparency International.  Mr Heinrich joined Democracy Reporting International in June 2017 as Director of Programmes. He holds a doctoral degree in Political Science and has published widely in research journals on civil society and corruption issues. Finn is also drawn upon frequently by global media outlets (e.g. BBC, The Guardian, NPR, FAZ, Die Welt) to provide expert inputs on corruption trends around the world.