Assoc Prof Camille Meyer
Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
Assoc Prof Camille Meyer
Camille Meyer, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of the Executive MBA at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. His work sits at the intersection of innovation, governance, and sustainability, with a focus on how social enterprises, digital innovations, and collective action can drive inclusive and regenerative economic systems.
Camille is the recipient of the Poets & Quants Best 40-Under-40 Business Professor Award (2026) and currently holds an International Visiting Chair at HEC Paris and Hi! PARIS (2026–2028). He was a Fellow at The New Institute (Germany) in 2025 and has received numerous research and doctoral honours, including the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in Management and Governance, the FIR-PRI Finance and Sustainability Best PhD Thesis Award, and the Society for Business Ethics Founders’ Award.
At UCT, Camille serves as Programme Director of the Executive MBA, where he leads the strategic design of the programme, integrating sustainability, technology, and global partnerships to strengthen its position as a flagship executive programme in Africa. He previously launched and directed the CEMS Master in International Management and co-convenes the international “Lead Campus: Sustainable Leadership in Africa” executive programme in partnership with HEC Paris and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. He also led different executive education programmes in collaboration with international schools, such as ESADE, ESMT Berlin, and LSE.
Camille's research has been published in leading academic journals including Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Organization Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, and Academy of Management Discoveries. His work examines topics such as the management and governance of commons, social entrepreneurship, digital innovations, complementary currencies, and collective intellectual property. He also contributes to practitioner-oriented outlets and policy-relevant publications focused on sustainability and development.