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Gary Forster

Gary Forster is CEO at Publish What You Fund. He joined Publish What You Fund in 2018 after serving as CEO of Transaid. With a background in logistics at Procter & Gamble and a public health qualification from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, he has designed and evaluated health programs across sub-Saharan Africa. Until recently, he chaired the Charity Finance Group in the U.K.

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Data transparency
Data transparency
Opinion: The 2026 Aid Transparency Index is canceled. Here’s what it means
4 Mar 2025
The cancellation of the 2026 Aid Transparency Index will test the true commitment of aid agencies to transparency.
Transparency and accountability
Transparency and accountability
Opinion: Why data engagement is key to inclusive, transparent development
24 Jun 2020
As the "2020 Aid Transparency Index launches," Publish What You Fund CEO Gary Forster discusses the challenge to make sure greater transparency serves to build a trusting and inclusive approach to how development is done.
The rise of DFIs
The rise of DFIs
Opinion: DFI growth demands increased transparency
26 Mar 2019
"If development finance institutions are to contribute to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals ... significantly more transparency is needed," writes Gary Forster, CEO at Publish What You Fund.
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