Robert Opp

Robert Opp is the Chief Digital Officer of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations' global sustainable development organization working across 170 countries globally.  

Under his leadership, the Digital, AI & Innovation (DAI) Hub brings together UNDP’s cutting-edge capabilities across digital, data, AI, bottoms-up innovation, and systems transformation to improve the lives of those furthest behind. Through this integrated approach, UNDP is able to drive dynamic and agile transformation at scale, helping to deliver both immediate solutions as well as long-term systems change in countries.  

Central to the Hub’s work is UNDP’s second Digital Strategy, which sets out a vision to create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet. Rob leads the agency’s digital transformation, an organization-wide effort, to harness the power of new technologies and data.  

Prior to this role, Robert served as Director of the Innovation and Change Management Division within the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) where he established an in-house ‘Zero Hunger’ innovation accelerator and created an award-winning crowdfunding smartphone app, ShareTheMeal.  

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