Experts
Our staff of leading experts is drawn from across the world, representing many differing faiths, nationalities, sexual orientations, political affiliations and viewpoints. This diversity strengthens our work.
Programme Manager
Aditi Lalbahadur
Programme Head
Alex Benkenstein
Senior Research Associate
Andreas Freytag
Researcher
Chelsea Markowitz
Senior Research Fellow
Chris Alden
Senior Researcher: China-Africa
Cobus van Staden
Researcher
Cyril Prinsloo
Senior Research Associate
Dr Anne Hammerstad
SAIIA-KAS Senior Fellow
Dr Deon Cloete
Journal Editor
Dr Martha Bridgman
Chief Executive
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA-KAS Masters Scholar
Emma-Jane Fuller
Head: Monitoring & Evaluation
Goodwill Stanley Kachingwe
Senior Research Associate
Kathryn Sturman
Programme Officer
Luanda Mpungose
Director of Research
Neuma Grobbelaar
Programme Head
Palesa Shipalana
Senior Researcher
Romy Chevallier
Researcher
Siyasanga Sauka
Head: Governance and APRM Programme
Steven Gruzd
Head: Regional Observatory
Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott
SAIIA-KAS Masters Scholar
Thulani Maphasa
Deputy Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme
Yarik Turianskyi
