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I love to research and develop insights, strategies, and plans. My strongest capability is making sense of and synthesising a range of data and information into coherent insights. The context is always to maximise development impact - which I personally understand to be the pursuit of an inclusive, equitable, low carbon future for all. Typically my work has been focused on planning, strategy, and policy advice for economic development. Much of this has been for the low-carbon and green economy. I also have extensive experience in planning, policy, and strategy for sustainable tourism. My twenty years of experience in advisory services have mainly involved supporting internal clients. I have worked as a manager, specialist within a DFI, Director in national government, as a special advisor to a minister, and consultant in global consultancies. This diverse experience means I can integrate different perspectives as well as quickly understand the broad strategic context of a project. It also means I have an implementation mindset when I provide advice and undertake strategic research. Backing up my practical work experience is my Mphil (cum laude) in Sustainable Development. Recent assignments undertaken as an independent researcher and advisor include: - Development and coordination of a publication on 'Good practices in Climate Action in Africa' for the UN for COP27. - Formative evaluation of an entity of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency in South Africa, with a focus on programmes targeting the creative industries and tourism sector. - Researcher and author of publications for TIPS and WWF South Africa on the manufacturing value chains in Wind and Solar energy in South Africa. - Chapter author in 'Better Choices', a book published in early 2022 looking at the development potential of South Africa. - Lead author of the tourism chapter in the country assessment of COVID impacts for the Presidency of South Africa. - Author of a research report for the Institute for Economic Justice on tourism and labour issues in South Africa - Author and co-author of low-carbon business cases on Solar thermal energy for food and beverage industries in South Africa; Conservation Agriculture; Surplus food diversion from waste; Electric orchard tractors for horticulture for WWF. In addition to serving as a special advisor to then Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, between 2015 - 2017, I have also served on a number of Ministerial expert panels and on the board of a public entity.