Center for Developing Democracy | DD Foundation
Our people
Strategic Advisors
Kristiina Tõnnisson
Director of Johan Skytte Institute at University of Tartu, Head of the DD council
Jenik Radon
Adj. Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Executive team
Martin A. Noorkõiv
Head of the Center CEO of DD Foundation
Joanna Kurvits
Head of Public Discussion Project manager of HEDF
Reelika Alunurm
Head of Institutional Development CEO of DD StratLab
Petrik Saks
Project manager of Democracy Conference
Christo Alliksoo
Coordinator of the Democracy Coaliton
Karl Lembit Laane
Consultant on Institutional Development
Teele Pehk
Expert on Deliberative Democracy
Maiu Lauring
Expert on Deliberative Democracy
Kristel Jakobson
Projects and grants
Paula Kägu
Head of HEDF European Hubs
Edit Tammepõld
Head of HEDF Communications
Co-thinkers
People who've contributed to the creation of the Center with their thoughts and time.
Marju Lauristin
Professor emeritus of the University of Tartu
Teele Pehk
Climate assemblies at Green Tiger (formerly)
Kai Klandorf
CEO at Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations
Toomas Tuul
Former member of the Board of DD Foundation
Kairi Tilga
CEO of the Estonian Cooperation Assembly
Kaisa Jõgeva
PhD student at University of Tartu
Kaspar Tammist
Head of Arvamusfestival
Anthony Zacharzewski
President of the Democratic Society
Karolina Olofsson
Executive director of the Oslo Center (formerly)
Gary Klaukka
Executive director of Demo Finland