Before joining the Open Contracting Partnership, Bernadine was Associate Director and Regional Manager for Latin America and Southeast Asia at CoST International, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative. She led a concept design as well the practical implementation of complex multi stakeholder programmes aimed at improving the business environment, fighting corruption and delivering value for money from infrastructure investments.
Before CoST, Bernardine worked for the Overseas Development Institute where she was responsible for the Climate Funds Update, a climate finance transparency initiative. She began her development career at Deloitte and Touche working on Iskandar Malaysia, a regional-mega infrastructure and economic development initiative. Since then, she has worked extensively in renewable and conventional energy technologies and infrastructure
She is a barrister by trade with 20 years of experience across the legal, consulting and international development sectors. She graduated with Distinction from the London School of Economics with an MSc in Environment and Development