Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) promotes effective management of oil, gas, and mineral endowments to ensure that citizens of resource-rich countries benefit from these resources. At the country level, the institute works with local partners to provide training, technical assistance, and evidence to inform and improve policies and decisions about natural resource extraction and revenue allocation and use. The Institute also contributes to strengthening international governance and transparency norms, notably the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and Open Government Partnership, and promotes uptake of those norms at the country level. Through this grant, NRGI’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Action Committee will assess the organization’s progress, collect and share out learning on what actions have been most effective in advancing DEI values. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)

The Natural Resource Governance Institute promotes effective management of oil, gas, and mineral endowments to ensure that citizens of resource-rich countries benefit from these resources. At the country level, the institute works with local partners to provide training, technical assistance, and evidence to inform and improve policies and decisions about natural resource extraction and revenue allocation and use. The institute also contributes to strengthening international governance and transparency norms, notably the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and Open Government Partnership, and promotes uptake of those norms at the country level. The institute works in 12 resource-rich countries to accelerate the energy transition, ensure that governments get a good deal from natural resource contracts, minimize resource dependency, and address state capture. The institute also deepens implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative requirements; promotes data use by civil society, media, and citizen groups for advocacy; and generates evidence to inform reforms of state-owned extractive companies. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)

The Natural Resource Governance Institute promotes transparent and accountable management of oil, gas, and mineral endowments to ensure that citizens of resource-rich countries benefit from the extraction of these resources. The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stepped down in February and the Chief Operating Officer assumed this role in an acting capacity. This grant is to help the institute with the management transition process, specifically to cover the cost of a management coach for the interim President and CEO and part of the cost of an executive search firm to recruit the new President and CEO.