Aida Diop is a geologist with over 15 years of experience in natural resource governance, environment and gender. She is a Senior Program Officer, leading the national program of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) in Senegal. As a Senior Program Officer, Aida helps advance NRGI's governance reform agenda in Senegal, including support to EITI and civil society and media, advocacy on transparency and accountability in the oil and mining sectors, technical assistance, and analysis of the nascent hydrocarbons sector. She also encourages vigorous public narrative on the energy transition and its implications for Senegal's extractive industries and broader economy. Being the only woman in her class, she is a founding member and the president of WIM Senegal and was selected in 2020 as one of the "100 Global Inspirational Women In Mining.”