Sina Odugbemi heads CommGAP. He has more than 20 years of experience in journalism, law and development communication. Before he joined the World Bank in 2006, he spent seven years with the UK’s development ministry, DFID. His last position was Program Manager and Adviser, Information and Communication for Development. Sina holds a Bachelors degree in English (1980) and in Law (1986) from the University of Ibadan and a Masters degree in Legal and Political Philosophy (1999) from the University College London. He is finishing his doctoral thesis in Laws this year at the same university. His subject is Public Opinion and Direct Accountability Between Elections: A Study of the Constitutional Theories of Jeremy Bentham and A.V. Dicey.

His publications include The Chief’s Grand-daughter, a novel (Spectrum Books, 1986) and he co-authored With the Support of Multitudes: Using strategic communication to fight poverty through PRSPs. Sina says: ‘I am endlessly fascinated by the role of public opinion in producing social and political change, especially the structural and process factors that either help or hinder that impact. I firmly believe that public opinion is an under-appreciated but critical factor in how governance works. I look forward to exploring these and similar issues with you all.’