National Democratic Institute (NDI)
Sandra Pepera
Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy
Sandra Pepera is an international development and public policy professional. Before joining NDI as Director for Gender, Women and Democracy in 2014, she spent thirteen years as a senior officer at UK’s Department for International Development, leading programs in the Caribbean, Rwanda-Burundi and Sudan. Sandra also spent time in British domestic politics; as a lecturer in political science and international relations at University of Ghana; and as a political analyst in the Political Affairs Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She has a portfolio of skills and experience including strategy development, political and risk analysis, diplomacy, general management and corporate governance.