Experience

The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance
• South Africa
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Research Fellow

  • Feb 2022 - Present

Foreign Policy Research Institute
• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Non-resident Senior Fellow

  • Sep 2021 - Present

Nanyang Business School
• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Research Fellow

  • Aug 2021 - Present

Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations
• Ghana
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Research Fellow

  • May 2021 - Present

FRS | Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
• France
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Research Associate

  • Jun 2020 - Present


University of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

• PhD Candidate

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2021



In On Africa (IOA)

• South Africa
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

  Assisted with developing an in-house database of Chinese companies operating in some African markets. Assisted with developing an in-house database of Chinese companies operating in some African markets.



S-RM - Business Intelligence, Risk Consulting & Private Client Services

• Political and Country Risk Analyst, Asia-Pacific

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Used open source intelligence to research and analyse regional political and security- related developments to determine and forecast the risks to clients; • Developed a sophisticated working knowledge of the Asia Pacific based on rigorous research and identification of a range of intelligence streams; • Presented several bespoke reports for clients; and, • Produced articles for client newsletters. • Used open source intelligence to research and analyse regional political and security- related developments to determine and forecast the risks to clients; • Developed a sophisticated working knowledge of the Asia Pacific based on rigorous research and identification of a range of intelligence streams; • Presented several bespoke reports for clients; and, • Produced articles for client newsletters.



Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR)

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  This position involved working in CCR's Communications and Policy Development Research (PDR) departments. Key responsibilities included: organising project meetings, seminars, public dialogues and workshops, providing administrative support for research projects, assisting CCR researchers with their research and projects This position involved working in CCR's Communications and Policy Development Research (PDR) departments. Key responsibilities included: organising project meetings, seminars, public dialogues and workshops, providing administrative support for research projects, assisting CCR researchers with their research and projects



Frost & Sullivan

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Best Practices Intern

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  This position entailed carrying out primary and secondary research to identify companies conducting best practices in Africa. This position entailed carrying out primary and secondary research to identify companies conducting best practices in Africa.



SADC Research Centre

• South Africa
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Worker

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

  Involved in conducting the South African wave of the 2013 Elite Opinion Survey. This entailed interviewing parliamentarians with the Elite Questionnaire to document their views on democracy and governance. Involved in conducting the South African wave of the 2013 Elite Opinion Survey. This entailed interviewing parliamentarians with the Elite Questionnaire to document their views on democracy and governance.