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
Visiting Bradlow Fellow
Alan Hirsch
Programme Head
Alex Benkenstein
Senior Research Associate
Andreas Freytag
Senior Research Associate
Anne Hammerstad
Researcher
Chelsea Markowitz
Senior Research Fellow
Chris Alden
Senior Researcher: China-Africa
Cobus van Staden
Researcher
Cyril Prinsloo
SAIIA-KAS Senior Fellow
Deon Cloete
Chief Executive
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA-KAS Masters Scholar
Emma-Jane Fuller
Head: Monitoring & Evaluation
Goodwill Stanley Kachingwe
Professor of International Politics
Jo-Ansie van Wyk
Senior Research Associate
Kathryn Sturman
Programme Officer
Luanda Mpungose
Journal Editor
Martha Bridgman
Director of Research
Neuma Grobbelaar
Programme Head
Palesa Shipalana
Senior Researcher
Romy Chevallier
Programme Mentor
Rucha Bhagat
Researcher
Siyasanga Sauka
Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme
Steven Gruzd
SAIIA-KAS Masters Scholar
Thulani Maphasa
Deputy Head: African Governance and Diplomacy Programme
Yarik Turianskyi
