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Erica Westenberg

Governance Programs Director
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Erica leads NRGI’s portfolio of research, technical assistance, capacity development and advocacy on government and private sector policies and public oversight mechanisms that shape extractive sector governance. She is a lawyer and provides policy advice in resource-rich countries worldwide, as well as in international multi-stakeholder initiatives. Erica oversees a team of experts based in NRGI’s global and regional offices and contributes to the strategic direction of the organization. She is also a member of the board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 
 
Prior to joining NRGI, Erica was in the energy and infrastructure group at Skadden, where she advised clients on energy, natural resource and infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S. Her pro bono projects included work on parliamentary oversight of extractive industry contracts, as well as engagement through the International Senior Lawyers Project advising the government of Liberia on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.
 
Erica holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a M.Sc. in development management from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in government from Harvard College. At Harvard, she received a Chayes International Public Service Fellowship to work on legal and judicial reform in Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank.

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IEA’s Ambitious Climate Scenario Underscores Need for More Transparency on Fossil Fuel Projects

Erica WestenbergPatrick Heller
19 May 2021

Transforming Natural Resource Governance: Break Silos, Sharpen Politics

Suneeta KaimalDaniel KaufmannErica WestenbergNorman EisenMichael JarvisKelsey LandauRobin J. LewisAllison MerkelMario Picon
23 February 2021

Time to Pivot: The Role of the Energy Transition and Investors in Forging Resilient Resource-Rich Country Outcomes

Suneeta KaimalDaniel KaufmannErica WestenbergMario PiconNorman EisenMichael JarvisKelsey LandauRobin J. LewisAllison MerkelVictoria Bassetti
15 January 2021

Business as Usual Is Not an Option: The Future of Natural Resource Governance

Norman EisenDaniel KaufmannSuneeta KaimalMichael JarvisKelsey LandauAllison MerkelErica WestenbergMario PiconRobin J. Lewis
9 December 2020

It’s Time for EITI to Tackle the Energy Transition

Erica Westenberg
15 June 2020

Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Presents Opportunities and Risks for Mineral Producers

Erica WestenbergDescartes Mponge MalasiPatrick Heller
5 December 2019

Contract, Environment, Gender, Project and Commodity Sales Data Among New Disclosure Requirements of Strengthened EITI

Daniel KaufmannErica WestenbergRebecca IwerksJoseph WilliamsRobert Pitman
28 February 2019

Broadening the Scope of Governance Assessments

Daniel KaufmannErica Westenberg
31 October 2018

Leveraging Beneficial Ownership Information in the Extractive Sector

Briefing
22 October 2018
Erica Westenberg

Examen de la propriété réelle : mesures pratiques pour réduire les risques de corruption dans les procédures d’octroi de licences extractives

Briefing
10 October 2018
Erica WestenbergAaron Sayne

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    Beneficial ownership
    Civic space
    Commodity prices
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Coronavirus
    Corruption
    Economic diversification
    Energy transition
    Gender
    Global initiatives
    Legislation and regulation
    Licensing and negotiation
    Mandatory payment disclosure
    Measurement of environmental and social impacts
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    Open data
    Revenue management
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    Sovereign wealth funds
    State-owned enterprises
    Subnational governance
    Tax policy and revenue collection
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