Management
Dr Cobus de Swardt
South Africa, Managing Director
managingdirector@transparency.org
Cobus joined Transparency International in 2004 and was appointed Managing Director in 2007. His experience spans the fields of globalisation, development policy, international relations and business management. Cobus has taught and worked at universities, multinational corporations, trade unions and research institutes in managerial and research related roles around the world. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he was active in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa as Chair of the African National Congress in Cape Town. He is a member and former chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Corruption, and serves on the Board of the WEF Partnering against Corruption Initiative and the Berlin Civil Society Centre. Cobus holds a PhD in Sociology from La Trobe University, Melbourne, and an MPhil in Political and African Studies from the University of Cape Town.
Miklos Marschall
Hungary, Deputy Managing Director
mmarschall@transparency.org
Miklos joined Transparency International in 1999. He was appointed to his present role in 2011, which sees him lead on internal governance at the international secretariat, oversee special initiatives and supervise the International Anti-corruption Conference and the EU Liaison Office. He also leads on strategic interventions in response to international events and emerging situations relevant to the anti-corruption movement. Prior to joining Transparency International, Miklos was founding Executive Director of the global civil society alliance CIVICUS and has served as Deputy Mayor of Budapest, Hungary. He was a Fulbright Visiting Fellow at Yale University in 1988-1989. Miklos holds a doctorate in Economics from the Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences in Budapest.
Pascal Fabie
France, Group Director – Chapters Network and Programmes
pfabie@transparency.org
Pascal joined Transparency International in 2006. He was appointed to his present role in 2011, which sees him lead the international secretariat’s support to our chapters, facilitating cross-chapter initiatives, and overseeing advocacy and capacity development programmes. Pascal has worked in the Asia Pacific region as Founding Director and lead consultant for an independent ethical management learning consultancy, and as Regional Director for Financial Times Knowledge. He has held managerial business development positions with large multinationals in the IT, oil and telecommunication industries. Pascal is a member of the Asia Development Bank/OECD Anti-corruption Initiative’s Advisory Group and Developmental Leadership Programme’s Steering Committee. Pascal holds an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice from the University of Bath.
Dr Robin Hodess
USA, Group Director – Research and Knowledge
rhodess@transparency.org
Robin joined Transparency International in 2000. She was appointed to her present role in 2011, which sees her lead our global research and the promotion of learning and knowledge exchange both within Transparency International and beyond. Prior to joining Transparency International, Robin developed a programme on economic globalisation for the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs. She has taught Media and Politics at the Free University Berlin and University of Leipzig, as well as serving as Assistant Director for international security programmes at the Center for War, Peace and the News Media at New York University. Robin holds a PhD and MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge University and a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania.