Charmian Gooch

Charmian Gooch
Born
Charmian Penelope Gooch

1965 (age 58–59)
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Wales
Occupation(s)Anti-corruption campaigner and activist
Years active1993–present
OrganizationGlobal Witness

Charmian Penelope Gooch (born 1965) is a British anti-corruption campaigner and activist. She is a co-founder and board member of the NGO Global Witness, where she works to uncover and fight corruption in the developing world.[1][2]

Gooch's career spans over 23 years and has focused on a variety of global issues such as revealing suspect oil and mineral deals and investigating business in various corrupt regimes.[3] Together with Global Witness, she takes charge of campaigns and investigations that lead to the prevention of "conflict and corruption over natural resources and associated environmental and human rights abuses."[4] These have included the war on blood diamonds, the depletion of natural resources, illegal and industrial-scale logging, and revenue transparency.[4]

Gooch's involvement with Global Witness has earned her and the organisation a variety of awards and nominations.[5]

  1. ^ "Charmian Gooch". Skoll Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ Robinson, Edward (11 September 2014). "Corruption Fighter Gooch Tackles Abusive Shell Companies". Bloomberg Markets. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ Edmonds, Lizzie (15 September 2014). "Corruption fighter named as one of the world's 'most influential' people". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b Duncan, Natricia (1 April 2014). "I want to end anonymous companies". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Charmian Gooch". TED Conferences. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.