Tshilidzi Ratshitanga is a Mitchell Fellow and Ph.D. graduate of the School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, USA. He holds an MPhil and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela University) and RAU (now University of Johannesburg) respectively.

Tshilidzi Ratshitanga is a Mitchell Fellow and Ph.D. graduate of the School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, USA. He holds an MPhil and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela University) and RAU (now University of Johannesburg) respectively. Dr Ratshitanga is also Chairman and Founder of the New Cities, New Economies Institute, the Global Consortium for Africa’s Economic Development and the Global Black People’s Convention (GBPC). He previously worked as a senior manager in the Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) and subsequently joined the private sector in mining, and property development. He currently serves on a number of boards and is Chairman of both Bokamoso Barona Investment Trust and Kaborona Investment Holdings. He is a director of the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), Deputy Chairperson of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) and Chairman of The Innovation Hub.