Mr. John Romano
TAP Network, USA
John is the Coordinator of the Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network in New York, a broad informal coalition of civil society organizations working on accountability and broader governance issues in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. As Coordinator, John helps facilitates the engagement of over 130 CSOs to put together joint advocacy outputs as a Network, as well as their engagement in the Post-2015 processes.
Prior to joining the TAP Network, John worked at the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), coordinating global advocacy campaigns around the post-2015 development agenda. He has also worked for the UN Secretariat with UNDESA’s Division for Sustainable Development, where he helped facilitate the engagement of civil society in the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and coordinated the UN’s social media coverage for the conference in June 2012.
Prior to joining the TAP Network, John worked at the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), coordinating global advocacy campaigns around the post-2015 development agenda. He has also worked for the UN Secretariat with UNDESA’s Division for Sustainable Development, where he helped facilitate the engagement of civil society in the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and coordinated the UN’s social media coverage for the conference in June 2012.