Gabriel Okeowo is the Country Director at BudgIT – a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement to facilitate societal change.

Gabriel is a social development professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in the NGO sector. Gabriel’s background is in behavioral science, and he has an advanced degree in project development and implementation. He also possesses skills and certification in data processing and management information systems (DPMIS).

Gabriel’s experience cuts across social integration, human development, community development, health promotion, organizational development, and the promotion of public sector transparency and accountability. Gabriel has led several development projects with international organizations, nationally and across five West African countries, with funding support from the  Global Fund, the EU, the  Dutch Government, and other international philanthropic foundations.

At BudgIT, Gabriel is responsible for the overall organizational strategy and for managing various departments/project teams in the organization, interfacing with donors, raising funds for projects, reviewing organizational plans and budgets, and overseeing brand visibility strategy.