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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
AND ADVISORY BOARD
Another marker of organisational maturity
is the setting up of a top-quality advisory
board comprising national leaders spanning
government, private, and non-profit sectors. The
advisory board has been meeting on a quarterly
basis since Q4 2023, and provides guidance,
oversight, and support to the leadership team.
DIVERSIFIED FUNDING FROM
LONG-TERM STRATEGIC DONORS
CEGIS’ model of functioning at no cost to the
government, relies on financial support from
strategic donors with a long-term horizon
who understand the transformative impact of
improving government functioning on citizens’
lives. While set up with dedicated support
from Ashish Dhawan and The Convergence
Foundation, CEGIS’ funding base has expanded
and diversified significantly in recent years to
include several leading global funders. This
diversified funding is in turn a critical marker
of organisational maturity and stability for the
years ahead.
FUNCTIONING AS AN
‘ECOSYSTEM’ PLAYER
Since governance has a force-multiplier effect
on the effectiveness of programs in all sectors,
CEGIS hopes to catalyse transformative impact
by supporting other like-minded organisations
with a deep sectoral focus to amplify the impact
of their work through our complementary
work on strengthening public data systems,
human resource systems, and financial systems.
One example of playing such an ‘ecosystem’
enabling role was the workshop on “Data-driven
Governance” curated by CEGIS in May 2024
that was attended by several top government
ofÏcials across states and also by many partner
organisations. The event showcased CEGIS’
ability to convene decision makers and partners
around key systemic issues pertaining to better
governance.
PRIORITIES GOING FORWARD
The completion and release of the book
“Accelerating India’s Development”, and the
wide positive acclaim it has received provides
an opportune moment to catalyse both public
awareness of, and government actions to
prioritise investments in governance and
state capacity that can improve government
functioning across sectors.
Going forward, key priorities for CEGIS include
(a) continuing to deliver world-class output
against existing commitments to governments;
(b) building CEGIS’ organisational capacity
(finances, people, technology, and systems) to
cater to growing demands; (c) creating knowledge
products based on prior work that can help
accelerate the replication of successes across
geographies even without the presence of a CEGIS
team; and (d) deepening our engagement with
high-quality partner organisations to amplify
both their and our impact.
I would like to conclude this note by expressing
my deep gratitude to all of CEGIS’ supporters
and well wishers, and especially the many team
members who are dedicating their careers to
improving governance, and thereby contributing
to accelerating India’s development. We have
come a long way in the last five years, but in many
ways, we are just getting started. We look forward
to your continued support on this journey.
Prof. Karthik Muralidharan
Co-founder and Scientific Director, CEGIS;
Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics,
University of California, San Diego
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