Casey Kelso has had a long career in policy, advocacy and communications with major international NGOs. He was chief of advocacy and strategic communications at the International Crisis Group, and he worked for more than a decade for Transparency International as policy and advocacy director and regional director for Africa and the Middle East, serving a worldwide movement of national organizations against corruption, leading global integrity campaigns, working with investigative journalists on large-scale corruption scandals and creating a global security system for rapid reaction and risk preparedness. Previously, he headed the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and worked for 10 years for Amnesty International, including as interim worldwide communications director and deputy director for research and action on Sub-Saharan Africa. He currently works as an independent consultant and as a senior advocacy officer for WINGS, a global network of philanthropy support and development organizations.