UCT GSB Faculty
Driving research and teaching at the UCT GSB and beyond.
UCT GSB Full-time Faculty
Driving research and teaching at the UCT GSB and beyond.
The UCT GSB has 32 full-time faculty members. Many are internationally acclaimed as researchers and teachers or are closely involved in national and regional issues whilst playing leading roles in policy formulation and implementation. All are dedicated and gifted individuals who contribute directly to the UCT GSB's reputation for excellence.
Janine Ahlers
Centre for Coaching Director | Senior Lecturer
Janine Ahlers is a certified Integral Coach® and Academic Director of the Centre for Coaching situated at the UCT GSB.
Dr Rene Albertus
Senior Lecturer
Dr Rene Albertus an inter-disciplinary lecturer focusing on Information Systems Management and Business Process Modelling, Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative, Accounting and Finance and Corporate Governance.
Assoc Prof Latif Alhassan
Head of Minor Dissertation (DEFIC)
Abdul Latif Alhassan (PhD) is an associate professor in development and insurance finance at the Development Finance Centre (DEFIC), UCT GSB.
Prof Kurt April
Strategic Leadership lecturer
Professor Kurt April is the Allan Gray Chair, an Endowed Professorship, and Director of the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership, specialising in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (South Africa, 1998-present), Adjunct Faculty at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (UK, 2001-present), and is an Orchestrator and Faculty member of Duke Corporate Education, Duke University (USA, 2008-present).
Prof Nicholas Biekpe
Director: DEFIC & Development Finance Programmes
Professor Nicholas Biekpe is a Professor of Development Finance & Econometrics & Programme Director for the UCT GSB's Master of Commerce in Development Finance (MCom) and Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance degree programmes.
Assoc Prof Richard Chivaka
HOD Spark Health
Dr Richard Chivaka is an Associate Professor of Business Strategy & Supply Chain Management at the UCT GSB where he has taught business strategy on the MBA programme, as well as on the Associate in Management (AIM) and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA).
Dr Preeya Daya
Senior Lecturer
Dr Preeya Daya (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer specialising in Leadership, Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership and is an Academic Director at the Achievement Awards Group.
Dr Babar Dharani
Senior Lecturer
Babar Dharani is a Business Finance Professional (BFP) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA).
Mr Xolisa Dhlamini
Lecturer
Xolisa Dhlamini is a lecturer and the head of coursework in the Development Finance Centre.
Dr Catherine Duggan
Director of UCT Graduate School of Business
Catherine Duggan is Director (Dean) of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (GSB).
Assoc Prof Stephanie Giamporcaro
Associate Professor
Dr Stephanie Giamporcaro is a visiting associate professor at the UCT GSB and an associate professor in responsible and sustainable finance at Nottingham Business School, UK.
Assoc Prof Sean Gossel
Research Director
Associate Professor Sean Gossel is the Research Director at the UCT GSB.
Mr Lungelo Gumede
Lecturer
Lungelo Gumede lectures Corporate Finance on the MBA programme, Financial Risk Management on the MCom in Development Finance programme, and Business Finance on the PGDip in Management Practice, all at the UCT GSB.
Prof Ralph Hamann
Professor
Ralph is a professor at the UCT Graduate School of Business and works on business sustainability and social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Assoc Prof Mlenga Jere
Academic Director
Associate Professor Mlenga Jere teaches marketing on various programmes.
Dr Mundia Kabinga
Lecturer
Dr Mundia Kabinga a senior research fellow and lecturer in finance and strategy in the UCT GSB’s Development Finance Centre (DEFIC), and a Consultant to the World Bank’s Development Research Group.
Prof Thomas Koelble
Professor
Professor Thomas Koelble convenes the Business, Government and Society course at the UCT GSB, designed to assist students in understanding the broader context within which businesses in emerging markets operate.
Prof John Luiz
Professor
John Luiz is Professor of International Management at the University of Sussex in the UK, and the UCT GSB, specialising in International Management Strategy; Business, Society, and Government; and Emerging Markets.
Assoc Prof Janine Mukuddem-Petersen
Associate Professor
Associate Professor Janine Mukuddem-Petersen has served as a practitioner and an academic with teaching-learning, research and management duties.
Assoc Prof Warren Nilsson
MPhil Programme Director
Warren Nilsson is an Associate Professor of Social Innovation at the UCT GSB, where he also serves as the Academic Director of the MPhil in Inclusive Innovation programme.
Prof Hamieda Parker
Professor
Professor Hamieda Parker lectures the Operations Management core course and the Global Supply Chain Management elective course on the MBA programme.
Assoc Prof Camaren Peter
Associate Professor
Dr Camaren Peter (PhD) is an associate professor at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the UCT GSB.
Assoc Prof Kutlwano Ramaboa
Deputy Director: UCT Graduate School of Business
Dr Kutlwano Ramaboa is an Associate Professor at the UCT GSB.
Assoc Prof Mignon Reyneke
Associate Professor
Associate Professor Mignon Reyneke teaches digital marketing on the MBA programme at the UCT GSB.
Prof Mikael Samuelsson
Professor
Professor Mikael Samuelsson has been involved in award winning research, consultancy work and training of entrepreneurs since 1998.
Mr Johannes Schueler
Senior Lecturer
Johannes Schueler is a senior lecturer at the UCT GSB and facilitates the Innovation & Entrepreneurship core course as well as the Planning New Ventures elective on the MBA programme.
Assoc Prof Kosheek Sewchurran
EMBA Programme Director
Associate Professor Kosheek Sewchurran is Director of the Executive MBA programme at the UCT GSB.
Dr Elanca Shelley
PGDip Course Convenor | Senior Lecturer
Dr Elanca Shelley is a senior lecturer and academic coordinator for management development programmes at the certificate and postgraduate diploma level.
Dr Badri Zolfaghari
Senior Lecturer
Dr Badri Zolfaghari lectures in the field of strategy and international business at the UCT GSB and is a researcher in the field of organisational behaviour, with a focus on multi-level trust development across cultures.