Boris Divjak

Boris Divjak (born on October 31, 1972 in Zagreb, Croatia) founded the Bosnia and Herzegovina branch of the non-governmental organisation Transparency International (TI) in 2000, and as of November 2005 was elected to TI's global Board of Directors.

Divjak is a macroeconomics consultant, with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Reading, UK and the Karl-Franzens University of Graz as well as a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Reading. He has worked with the World Bank, the European Commission, USAID and other bilateral and multilateral donors on their development programmes in the Balkans.

His area of specialisation is business enabling environment and local economic development. Divjak was particularly active in setting up Regulatory Impact Analysis mechanisms in Southeast Europe (SEE) evaluating potential impacts of new business regulation and clarifying cost of enforcement of the regulation. In his Transparency International capacity, Divjak analyses corruption issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the neighbouring SEE region and remains a key public opinion-shaper. He also worked on implementation of several anti-corruption strategies and tools both in BiH and beyond.

External links

* [http://www.ti-bih.org Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina]
* [http://www.borisdivjak.com Boris Divjak Official Website]