Cécilia Gondard joined Eurodad in June 2018 as a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer working on publicly-backed private finance. Her role involves research and analysis, advocacy, and campaign coordination. Before joining Eurodad, Cécilia worked for the Global Progressive Forum and the S&D Group in the European Parliament. She also coordinated the Europeans for Financial Reform coalition. Cécilia has a degree in European Studies from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University and Master’s degree in European Business from the ESCP-EAP European School of Management. Her mother tongue is French and she speaks fluent English and basic German.

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Gino joined Eurodad in January 2018 as a Policy and Advocacy Officer. He carries out research, policy analysis and advocacy on conditionality by International Financial Institutions.

Before joining Eurodad, Gino worked at the Africa Europe Faith & Justice Network where he focused on research and advocacy on extractive industries, land rights and economic globalisation. He also worked as a research assistant at the College of Europe and has independently produced research papers on development issues. Previously, he carried out academic research on migration issues, and he has provided social and legal assistance to refugees for “Adviescentrum Migratie”. Gino has travelled and worked in several African countries.

Gino holds Master’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Antwerp and in European Political Affairs from the College of Europe. He is fluent in Dutch, French and English and he speaks conversational Spanish.

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Before officially starting as director in April 2019, Jean worked for CIDSE, the international alliance of catholic development organizations based in Brussels, where she is a Senior Advisor. Previous to this she coordinated CIDSE’s finance advocacy for more than a decade. During this time she played a leading role in the European and international civil society coalitions’ work on the UN’s Financing for Development and Post-2015/SDG processes. Jean comes from Mumbai and was active in the human rights movement in India as a law student. She has a Master’s degree in International Law from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Julia joined Eurodad in October 2013 as Communications and Funding Manager. She is responsible for all communications work including the website, social media, media liaison, publications and the newsletter. Julia previously managed the communications work of the European advocacy network Action for Global Health. She also worked for several years as a media officer for the UK-based NGO Refugee Action and is a former newspaper journalist. 

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Lottie joined Eurodad in January 2019 as Communications Assistant, supporting the Communications Manager and the Senior Communications Officer. When she left school she moved to India for a year under the guidance of the educational NGO Project Trust, where she worked at Devnar School for the Blind as a volunteer English teacher and social carer. Following this, Lottie spent two years on the Isle of Coll in the inner Hebrides to work for Project Trust in a similar role. Her mother tongue is English and she speaks fluent Dutch and basic French following an upbringing in the Netherlands and Switzerland.

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Olivia joined Eurodad in June 2018 as Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, working on the tax justice team. She coordinates advocacy with EU institutions and carries out research on transparency and corporate tax, as well as engaging with Eurodad members.

Before joining Eurodad, Olivia lead Sightsavers Ireland’s Public Engagement team, focused on disability inclusive development policy and Chaired the Dóchas Disability and International Development Working Group. Prior to this, Olivia worked with ActionAid Ireland leading tax justice policy, advocacy and campaigning, and representing the organisation within Tax Justice Network Ireland. Olivia lectures on tax justice and international development issues in Irish universities, and has a keen interest in tax treaties and the gender dimensions and impacts of tax policy.

Olivia holds a Master’s degree in International Human Rights Law, from the Irish Centre for Human Rights and an undergraduate degree in Political Science, Sociology and English from the National University of Ireland Galway. English is her mother tongue.

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