Mark Robinson is Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international organisation based in Oslo, Norway, which brings together governments, companies, and civil society organisations to promote governance reforms in the energy and extractive sectors.  

Mark has over 30 years' experience in governance, energy, climate and international development, and a career spanning the worlds of policy, research and philanthropy.

Prior to joining EITI, Mark served as Global Director for Governance at the World Resources Institute in Washington D.C. He previously held senior positions at the UK Department for International Development, the Institute of Development Studies, the Ford Foundation, and the Overseas Development Institute.