BA and MA in Economics and Economic History, UCT; BA (Hons) in Development Studies, Witwatersrand; MPhil in History, Columbia University. Formerly: Lecturer in Economics, UCT; Director, Development Policy Research Unit; currently, Chairperson, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, and other position. Director, several companies including Denel and Denel Aviation. Author, Season of Hope: Economic Reform under Mandela and Mbeki.