Gillian Dell is the global advocacy lead at Transparency International (TI). She was previously head of the TI conventions unit for over fifteen years, covering international anti-corruption instruments and their review mechanisms, including the UN Convention against Corruption.
Gillian was founding co-convenor of the Coalition in 2006 (originally called the Coalition of Civil Society Friends of the UNCAC) and continued in the role of convenor until the election of the first Coalition board in 2011. From 2006 until 2018, she led the TI team that provided the Coalition’s secretariat, coordinating the Coalition’s submissions and activities at UNCAC meetings. She is Chair of the Coalition Working Group on Grand Corruption and State Capture. She was previously elected Vice Chair of the Coalition in October 2021, Co-Chair in September 2022, and was most recently Chair of the Coalition from September 2023 until 2025.