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
Janine Ahlers is a certified Integral Coach® and Academic Director of the Centre for Coaching situated at the UCT GSB.
Dr Rene Albertus
PGDip Development Finance Programme Director
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.
Prof Latif Alhassan
Programme Director, Master of Commerce in Development Finance
Abdul Latif Alhassan (PhD) is a Professor of Development Finance and Insurance at the Development Finance Centre (DEFIC), University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town.
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).
Assoc Prof Jess Auerbach
MPhil Programme Director
Jess Auerbach is an NRF-rated anthropologist whose research explores narrative, digital connectivity, sensory experience, communication and education futures.
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 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).
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).
Dr Cécile Feront
Senior Lecturer
Cécile is a senior lecturer at UCT's Graduate School of Business, teaching and researching how individuals, organisations and institutions work to promote a more just, sustainable, and inclusive socio-economic system.
Dr Caitlin Ferreira
MBA Programme Director
Dr Caitlin Ferreira is an Associate Professor specialising in Marketing as well as the Modular MBA Programme Director.
Prof Sean Gossel
Deputy Director : Curriculum
Professor Sean Gossel is the Deputy Director: Curriculum at the UCT GSB.
Prof Ralph Hamann
Deputy Director : Faculty and Research
Ralph is a professor at the UCT Graduate School of Business and works on business sustainability and social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Dr Mundia Kabinga
Senior Lecturer
Dr Mundia Kabinga is a senior lecturer in infrastructure finance and strategy in the UCT GSB, and co-editor for the Oxford University Press (OUP) Handbook on the Zambian Economy.
Dr Wikus Kruger
Power Futures Lab Director
Dr Wikus Kruger is the Power Futures Lab Director, based at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.
Prof John Luiz
Professor
John Luiz is a Professor of International Management and Strategy at the University of Sussex Business School in the UK, and at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, specialising in International Business Strategy; Business, Society, and Government; Institutions and Emerging Markets.
Assoc Prof Camille Meyer
EMBA Programme Director
Dr Camille Meyer is Associate Professor in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Director of the Executive MBA at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.
Mr Wayne Moodaley
Senior Lecturer
Wayne Moodaley is a Senior Lecturer specialising in Accounting and Finance at the UCT GSB.
Dr Thanti Mthanti
Senior Lecturer
Thanti Mthanti is a senior lecturer at the UCT GSB, he holds a PhD (Finance) from Wits and is also one of a handful of Professional Risk Manager (PRM™) charter holders in South Africa.
Assoc Prof Blessing Mudavanhu
Associate Professor
Dr Blessing Mudavanhu is an Associate Professor at the UCT GSB.
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.
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
Associate Professor
Dr Kutlwano Ramaboa is an Associate Professor 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.
Prof Kosheek Sewchurran
Associate Professor
Professor Kosheek Sewchurran is primarily interested in organising practices and research that acknowledge the realities of a lived-experience.
Dr Elanca Shelley
PGDip Management Practice Programme Convenor
Dr Elanca Shelley is a senior lecturer and academic coordinator for management development programmes at the certificate and postgraduate diploma level.
Dr Benjamin Spatz
Senior Lecturer
Dr Benjamin J Spatz is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.
Dr Annika Surmeier
CEMS MIM Programme Director
Dr Annika Surmeier is a Senior Lecturer and the Academic Director of the CEMS Master of Management Specialising in International Management (MIM) programme at the UCT GSB.
Dr Peter Twesigye
Senior Lecturer and Research Lead
Dr Twesigye is the Senior Lecturer and Research Lead: Power Market Reforms and Regulation in the Power Futures Lab.
Dr Badri Zolfaghari
Senior Lecturer
Badri Zolfaghari is a senior lecturer in organizational behaviour and an associate of the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business.