Advisory Roles and Non-Profit Governance

2025- : Chair, Young Speakers Scotland, educational charity that uses debating and public speaking to help young people realise their potential

2015- : Chair, New Diplomacy, non-profit organisation focused on civil society engagement in policymaking, security policy and media standards 

2016-2021: Member, International Experts Panel (IEP) of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 

August 2015- Member, Roster of Experts, GPSA (Global Partnership for Social Accountability), World Bank

January-June 2015 and January-December 2017, Member, Advisory Group on Media Freedom in the Eastern Partnership countries, chaired in 2015 by the Latvian Presidency of the EU Council and in 2017 by the European Commission

2011-2012, 2013-2014: President and Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum

2012-2013: Chair of Board, DEMAS - Association for Democracy Assistance & Human Rights, Czech Republic

2010: Jury member, Journalism Prize 2010, Czech Republic, Open Society Foundation Prague

2008-2009: Member, Advisory Board, United Nations Human Development Policy Network (Europe and the CIS)

2007-2008: Member, founding Steering Committee, European Partnership for Democracy

2007-2009: Member, Advisory Group, DECIM (Donor Exchange Co-ordination and Information Mechanism), an initiative of the European Commission and the World Bank to co-ordinate donor activities on civil society development in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS, Western Balkans and Türkiye.