Onni Pekonen

I work as a Specialist in Sitra’s Foresight and Training team. My work focuses on strengthening anticipatory decision-making, long-term governance, and democracy.

I have wide experience in the development of decision-making and public governance as a researcher and a civil servant. I hold a PhD in social sciences, specialising in the institutions, practices, and concepts of democratic decision-making. I have worked at universities in Finland and abroad, as well as in a ministry, including roles related to Finland’s EU Presidency and public governance development. My earlier work at Sitra focused on supporting decision-making with democratic innovations.

I like to look at societal issues from a broad international and long-term historical perspective. Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested in using foresight and democratic innovation to support long-term decision-making or to promote intergenerational fairness.